The Leader's Toolbox

The Leader's Toolbox: Telecommunicator Emergency Response Task Force

Dr. Richard B. Gasaway talks with several guests from Tennesse about the telecommunicator emergency response task force (TERT) that ways developed to provide support at disasters. Guests include Deputy Chief David Hodges from the Maryville Fire Department, Richee Kidd, from Blunt County 911, Rose Harvey from Loudon County 911 and Jennifer Estes, who serves as the state coordinator for the Tennessee TERT. The task force not only responds to disaster incidents, but also structure fires and...

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The Leader's Toolbox: Telecommunicator Emergency Response Task Force

Dr. Richard B. Gasaway talks with several guests from Tennessee about the telecommunicator emergency response task force (TERT) that ways developed to provide support at disasters.

Podcast • December 19th, 2012
The Leader's Toolbox: Safety, Training and Confrontational Firefighters

This month's topics include tackling an issue where training drills have turned stale, discouraging members from attending. A writer says that his department's culture on safety is non-existent and another listener is concerned by a firefighter who is...

Podcast • November 28th, 2012
The Leader's Toolbox: Heavy Contents & Hoarder Homes

Dr. Richard Gasaway and Ryan Pennington discuss the challenges that responders meet at fires involving hoarder homes.

Podcast • June 27th, 2012
The Leader's Toolbox: Sustaining Public Safety Training Facilities

Dr. Richard B. Gasaway and Bill Booth, president of the Interact Business Group, discuss creating plans for public safety training facilities while being able maintain budget levels.

Podcast • May 26th, 2012
The Leader's Toolbox: The Residual Impact of Firefighter Injuries & Deaths - Part 2

Winninpeg Firefighter Lionel Crowther and his wife, Joanna, return to talk with Dr. Richard Gasaway about their story when Lionel was seriously injured at a house fire. Two 2007 fire claimed the lives of Capt. Thomas Nichols and Capt. Harold Lessard...

Podcast • October 27th, 2011
The Leader's Toolbox: The Residual Impact of Firefighter Injuries & Deaths

Lionel Crowther shares the details of a blaze where he was critically injured and two firefighters were killed.

Podcast • September 16th, 2011
The Leader's Toolbox: 20 Tough Questions for the Fire Chief

Dr. Richard B. Gasaway talks with Fire Chief Rick Kline and Firehouse.com Editor-in-Chief Peter Matthews about a program that the International City/County Manager's Association (ICMA) is presenting to their membership that examines fire department...

Podcast • August 1st, 2011
The Leader's Toolbox: Fire Service Mentoring & Professional Development

Dr. Richard B. Gasaway talks with two firefighters who have mentored and currently serve as mentors.

Podcast • April 13th, 2011
The Leader's Toolbox: The Challenges of the Modern Fire Service Leader

In this month's episode, Chief Richard B. Gasaway talks with Battalion Chief Andy Ortega and Captain Mike Wickham from the Ventura County, CA, Fire Department. This podcast was recorded live at Firehouse World in San Diego earlier this month and Rich...

Podcast • March 22nd, 2011
The Leader's Toolbox: Ethics and the Fire Service

Dr. Richard B. Gasaway talks with Charles A. (Chad) Weinstein about ethics in the fire service. Weinstein is president of Ethical Leaders in Action, a Minnesota-based company that provides leadership and strategy development training and consulting...

Podcast • February 4th, 2011
The Leader's Toolbox: Reputation Management and the 'Dark Side'

Dr. Richard B. Gasaway talks with fire officers and professionals about reputation management for the fire service, based on the 2010 white paper released by the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association (CVVFA). Guests include Steve Austin...

Podcast • January 7th, 2011
The Leader's Toolbox: 'Doing More with Less'

Dr. Richard B. Gasaway answers a question from a podcast listener whose department has faced budget cuts and asks members to do with less. The listener says the department has cut staffing, causing a reduction in resources for structure fire...

Podcast • December 7th, 2010
The Leader's Toolbox: Cheryl Horvath on Overcoming Challenges

In this episode of The Leader's Toolbox host Fire Chief Rich Gasaway speaks with Cheryl Horvath, division chief of operations for the Northwest Fire District in Tucson, AZ. Cheryl started in the fire service in 1992 and has served as a firefighter...

Podcast • November 22nd, 2010
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Document • September 24th, 2010
The Leader's Toolbox: Redefining the Fire Service Culture

Dr. Richard B. Gasaway talks with Plymouth, MN, Fire Chief Rick Kline about the challenges of redefining the fire service culture to one that considers how things have changed, yet we struggled to adjust.

Podcast • September 24th, 2010

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