Tag Archives: leadership

Today’s burning question: Are there cases out there where a fire department was held liable for not having a qualified chief officer(s)? Our fire board does not seem to care that our chief has no qualifications what-so-ever. Answer: Negligent selection, failure to train, and negligent supervision are very common allegations in law suits. The problem is the implication of the question: is the main reason we want qualified people to serve as chief officers because we are scared of being sued…

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Today’s burning question: I am a company officer in a large fire department with over 30 stations running four-person engine and truck companies handling 140,000 calls annually. We have a system in place for people to access their local fire ...

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As a New England Patriots fan, the story of an intra-locker room problem on the Miami Dolphins last fall didn’t even register on my radar screen. In fact, off-the-field problems for the Dolphins would actually be welcome news for New ...

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