由迈克·梅森（Mike Mason）中尉（唐斯格罗夫（IL）消防局）领导的“消防部门基石领导力”研讨会周二为消防局消防员，公司官员，上尉和酋长提供了领导世界的了解，并提供了有关领先的消防员的见解。在火场上和下面。演讲提供了深入的观察，以从军事和消防部门内部的哲学和行动中进行管理和领导战场。梅森（Mason）提供了军方著名领导人的智慧，例如大卫·哈克沃思（David Hackworth）上校，哈尔·摩尔（Hal Moore）中将，科林·鲍威尔（Colin Powell）将军等。
梅森说，激励消防员的关键是通过同情心，信任，责任感，勇气和承诺，同时确保他们在火场上和在火场下进行安全。
“Leadership starts with you, no matter what the rank,” Mason said. Spirited leadership is leading from the heart, with a genuine concern with your members’ safety and well- being. It’s not transactional leadership (i.e., this for that), nor is it coercive leadership that operates based on intimidation.
A spirited leader is worthy of trust, and you must be able to trust your leader in all situations. “If we can’t trust someone at the firehouse, we can’t trust them on the fireground.”
根据梅森的说法，他的人员的安全至关重要。“他永远不会遵循会使他的成员受到伤害的命令。不安全的领导者是他的士兵的叛徒。”他将挑战那些需要对人事安全挑战的人。
梅森说，领导人必须记住，人生或火场上没有三击和你的规则。“您总能做另外一件事来影响您的局势。”真正的领导者坚持不懈地寻找一件事。
为了他的部队，领导者，无论情况如何，都必须保持镇定，而不是因他的声音或面部表情而背叛任何缺乏的。“你会跟随一个在消防屋失去镇定的人吗？”
关于火梅森也解决了关键问题departments and their chief officer’s recognition and understanding of the true cornerstone of the fire service, the company officers. They are the make-or-break figures in the attaining of fire department goals, following operating guidelines, and maintaining their communities’ perception of their protectors. The presentation outlined the decision making processes of fireground company officers, battalion chiefs, and chiefs regarding tactical and strategic applications in offensive firefighting and the protection of their crews from the first in to the last out. Mason also reviewed the critical thinking and decisions making characteristics of leadership needed in high stress dynamic environments. Other areas he discussed included mentoring and training, which he tied into motivation and the desire to succeed and prevail under stress.
迈克·梅森（Mike Mason）中尉是消防局的28年资深人士，他是高级职员教练，也是非营利性Ricofirerescue Inc的董事和创始人。
