Officer Development: How Shallow Is Your Depth Chart?
Mark van der Feyst reviews some considerations fire departments must grapple with when they look to develop future fire officers.
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Perspectives on Leadership: Succession Planning
Host Stephen Shaw speaks with guest David Rhodes about fire service succession planning.
Succession Planning: Paying It Forward for the Next Generation of Officers
Having a succession plan in place can ensure continuity for your fire department, writes Jim Stevenson.
Incident Command and Succession Planning
We must rethink succession planning to include creating opportunities to give new officers more hands-on training and experience, Anthony Kastros says.
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Succession Planning: Identifying, Developing, and Retaining Quality Chief Fire Officers
Through proper planning, a department can identify, develop, and retain talented quality chief fire officers, writes Cedric Patterson.
Succession Planning: Retaining Our Greatest Assets
Succession planning is a critical component of organizational development to ensure your fire department's long-term success and sustained leadership.
Webcast: Anthony Kastros on Fire Department Leadership and Succession Planning
Join us for an interactive Webcast discussing fire department leadership and succession planning with Anthony Kastros.
The Professional Volunteer Fire Department, Part 27—Succession Planning
Properly preparing a member for a new position on both the administrative and firematic side of the organization is a responsibility that is shared among all officers, writes Thomas A. Merrill.
Succession Planning in Volunteer and Combination Departments
Mimicking the country's strong beliefs of self-determination, volunteer fire departments have held elections to select their leaders for centuries.
Practical Fire Service Succession Planning
Effective succession planning in any fire service organization will require focus and discipline on the part of the chief. Tom Warren has some recommendations on getting it done.
Succession Planning 101: Are We Doing the Best We Can for Our Personnel?
It is not uncommon to hear the term "succession planning" thrown around in today's fire service, but is it truly occurring or is it just lip service?
Succession Planning: Leave the Fire Service Better Than You Found It
REMEMBER THE SAYING, “ASK NOT WHAT YOU CAN do for your country but what your country can do for you”?