In this Firefighter Training Episode, David interviews Chief Les Karpluk, author of “Leadership Prescribed,” about the challenges in fire service leadership and some rules to live by to becoming a successful Fire Officer.

Learn the 4 rules for Fire Officer Success:

• Rule 1- Lead by Example
• Rule 2- Find the Strengths in your People
• Rule 3- Support Your People
• Rule 4 – Be Patient

In this Firefighter Training Episode, David interview’s author and Deputy Chief Frank Viscuso about his book Step Up Your Teamwork.

Item’s discussed:

• Why did he write step up your teamwork ?
• Who can this book help?
• What are the team building stages and how do they relate to the stages of fire?
• The "What about me?" mindset and how it is destructive to teams.
• How the Best ideas have to win for teams to be great.
• The 6 rungs of listening