This is not another book about how to put the wet stuff on the red stuff.
The Fire Chief’s Toolbox presents a clear view of the personal and professional issues affecting a new fire chief and offers tools to address the issues successfully.
The Fire Chief’s Toolbox will provide readers with:
• Realistic insight into the knowledge, skills and abilities that every fire chief must have to succeed
• Guidelines for long-term career preparation
• An understanding of the job search and selection process
• A fundamental plan for assuming command
• An understanding of the importance of the chief’s role as a politician, educator, salesperson and marketer to assure career success
• Guidance for spouses and families of those who seek to become The Chief
• A reminder that the primary job of every fire chief is the safety of his or her personnel
As a future or current chief of any fire department, you will:
• Benefit from the practical, straightforward and common sense advice
• Discover the thought processes needed to meet the challenges that face every chief
• Gain insight that will help your family cope with the stresses your job as fire chief will bring to their lives
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