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 and his guests talk about leadership challenges from A to Z.
The discussion focuses on challenges with succession of leadership, loss of experience, reality-based training, professional development programs and the role of attitude, behaviors and choice in setting an organization up for success or failure.
Listen as Chief Ortega and Captain Wickham share a wealth of knowledge and address the issues that many fire departments are facing nationwide.
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This podcast was recorded at Firehouse World in San Diego.
About the Author
Richard Gasaway
Richard B. Gasaway, PhD, CSP is an authority on human factors, situational awareness and the high-risk decision-making processes that are used in high-stress, high-consequence work environments. He served 33 years as a firefighter, EMT-paramedic, company officer, training officer, fire chief and emergency incident commander. Gasaway's doctoral research included the study of cognitive neuroscience to understand how human factors flaw situational awareness and affect high-risk decision-making. He authored six books, and his contributions on situational awareness and decision-making are featured and referenced in more than 400 publications. Gasaway's training programs have been delivered to more than 88,000 students.