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The Leader's Toolbox: The Leader's Toolbox: When You See the Chief's Son in a Suggestive Photo

When an officer comes across a hot button issue, it can leave them in an awkward position. But their duties require them to mitigate any potential problems before they grow out of control.
In this edition of The Leader's Toolbox, host and Fire Chief Richard B. Gasaway helps an assistant chief who comes across a photograph of the chief's son in a sexually suggestive pose with one of the department's female firefighters. Hear what advice Gasaway offers.

63:25 minutes (29.07 MB)

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The Leader's Toolbox: Officer Development Skills with the National Fire Academy's Chuck Burkell

Some trying issues are tackled by Fire Chief Richard B. Gasaway and Chuck Burkell, the program manager for Executive Development Program at the National Fire Academy.
These two experienced fire service veterans offer assistance to the chief of a combination department, who is dealing with two issues. The career personnel are at odds the volunteers, which creates a stressful work environment. The chief also needs help stressing the importance of fire prevention and risk reduction.

61:15 minutes (28.07 MB)

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The Leader's Toolbox: The Fire Chief vs. City Hall

It's that time of year -- festivals, car shows, sports events and community activities are in full swing. And, they want you!
How do you accommodate them, and make the most of the event for your department? Will the crews be available for calls or will they be committed to the community events?
Join Chief Richard B. Gasaway for his tips on turning the standby into a public education and recruitment event.

53:06 minutes (24.34 MB)

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The Leader's Toolbox: Working with a Unmotivated Captain

In this edition of The Leader's Toolbox, Host and Chief Richard B. Gasaway works with guest Chief Doug Cline to tackle a few issues listeners have mentioned. Doug Cline is the Chief of Eden, NC, Fire Department.
They assist a new officer who is looking to enhance his training and experience beyond the basics. Listen to the options available to fire service personnel. The National Fire Academy has a variety of online courses available.

43:04 minutes (19.75 MB)

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The Leader's Toolbox: Dealing with the Chief's Son & Mandated Training

This edition of The Leader's Toolbox starts with a discussion on situational awareness on the fireground. Host and Fire Chief Richard B. Gasaway explores the different levels of awareness that firefighters and fire officers need to have while working to keep the scene safe.

32:21 minutes (14.84 MB)

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The Leader's Toolbox: Dwindling Volunteers & a New Safety Officer

This month's edition of The Leader's Toolbox looks at issues facing both volunteer and career fire departments. Host and Fire Chief Richard B. Gasaway offer sound advice in both situations - do your homework and have background data to backup your plans.

28:51 minutes (23.12 MB)

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The Leader's Toolbox: The Debate of Leadership Styles

In this edition of The Leader's Toolbox, host and Fire Chief Richard B. Gasaway looks at communication skills and leadership styles. Chief Gasaway will take a look at management styles. One chief believes a participative approach is best, while another prefers the autocratic method. Chief Gasaway will use his 18-plus years as a chief to help determine which is better for your department.

39:17 minutes (35.96 MB)

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The Leader's Toolbox: Alcohol in the Fire Service & Leadership Lessons with Chief John Buckman

In this month's episode of The Leader's Toolbox, Chief Richard B. Gasaway looks at the current hot-topic of alcohol in the fire service. Recent headlines tie alcohol to on-duty deaths, serious emergency vehicle accidents and policies that allow alcohol in the station. Chief Gasaway will offer insight into this issue, whether on-duty of off-duty.

64:25 minutes (58.97 MB)

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The Leader's Toolbox: "I'm Just a Volunteer" & Lessons Learned in Charleston

Hosted by Richard Gasaway
In this month's episode of The Leader's Toolbox, Chief Richard Gasaway addresses a question from a firefighter who is frustrated because some of their members have the attitude "You can't tell me what to do, I'm only a volunteer." Chief Gasaway takes this attitude head-on with sound advice about how to work through this problem before it destroys your department.

55:05 minutes (50.43 MB)

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The Leader's Toolbox: Influencing Success Through Fire Department Culture

Hosted by Richard Gasaway
All fire departments have a culture. In fact it is possible to have many different cultures within an organization. The culture of your fire department is its personality and is influenced by many different people, priorities and motivations.

52:36 minutes (48.16 MB)