7 Ways to develop future Fire Service Leaders across the Generational Chasm

I remember my first day in the firehouse. Fresh out of the recruit school, I was bright-eyed, bushy-tailed and scared as hell.

I enjoyed, for the most part, the excitement of learning a new high-powered set of skills, like rappelling from rooftops, cutting trapped people out of cars, and structural fire control during “burn week” (live-fire training). But all of this activity had taken place in a controlled environment. I was now entering the real world, and all I could think about the night before my big day was a series of questions: “Is my uniform properly pressed? Do I have all of my PPE? (I had already checked and rechecked it.) What will my crew be like? Would there be a BIG fire? Read More…