Firehouse Leadership eNL - Jan 3rd, 2023
 
 
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January 3, 2023

The application period to nominate your members for acts of bravery and valor for the 2022 Firehouse Valor and Community Service Awards is now open. We are looking for fire/rescue incidents that occurred in 2022, and to recognize ongoing community outreach efforts.

Firehouse is also seeking submissions from fire chiefs and PIOs for the annual Run Surveys. Please choose the correct form for your department...Combination Department, National Run Survey (for career departments) or Volunteer Department. We thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Stay safe!

FEATURES
Ed Rush contends that there's as much onus on a company officer or a chief for the performance of members as there is on those individuals themselves.
John J. Salka Jr. explains how departments can employ seniority, required courses and qualifications to increase the level of training and the professionalism of future officers.
Jeremy Mathis reminds company officers and chief officers that leading ties into their job of taking care of the people who are under their supervision.
Gibby Gorman outlines the seven Cs of leadership and explains that, while leadership isn’t always visible, when it's absent, it’s extremely visible.
LEADERSHIP & COMMAND NEWS
“Chief (Lillian) Bonsignore has guided the country’s busiest EMS system through some of our darkest days..." FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said.
The Butte-Silver Bow fire district -- 719 square miles -- includes two career and nine volunteer departments.
All the firefighters at the Newark's Park Avenue station were transferred after Capt. Carlos Rivera's fatal overdose.