BY TIM HYDEN
Fire service leadership has become a fre-quently discussed topic over the past few years. A quick look at the class schedules for most upcoming fire conferences is likely to reveal one or more offerings on leadership, motivation, pride in your organization, and dealing with a younger generation of personnel. In addition, the International Association of Fire Chiefs has created a committee that will develop an officer leadership program for current and upcoming officers.
Current economic conditions, an increase in retirements, and fewer command-heavy responses appear to be causing many organizations to look more closely at the need for a truer and stronger vision of where we are and where we want to go as a service. Add an influx of younger-generation personnel, some of whom it may be a challenge to fully relate to, and the potential for uncertainty in our future becomes apparent.
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