Richard B. Gasaway, Roseville, MN, Fire Chief and host of the Leader's Toolbox on Firehouse.com, has been selected to serve on the editorial board of the International Fire Service Journal of Leadership and Management, a publication of the Oklahoma State University. The journal is the first U.S.-based academic journal focusing on the challenges of leadership and management in the fire service.
Journal editor Dr. Robert E. England explained the journal "is dedicated to advancing the international fire service by publishing carefully selected peer reviewed articles. As a refereed journal with an international readership comprised of both academics and in-service fire and emergency management professionals, authors submit articles that are of interest to both academics and practitioners." The journal is published biannually.
Speaking to the appointment, Chief Gasaway stated "I am incredibly honored to be selected for the prestigious appointment and look forward to contributing to the betterment of fire service leadership." An accomplished author, Gasaway is well-known in the fire service community, having published over 60 articles on fire, rescue, and leadership topics. He also wrote the Leadership chapter in the newly released book A Leadership Guide for Combination Fire Departments (Jones & Bartlett, 2008) and is co-authoring the book A Leadership Guide for Volunteer Fire Departments (Jones & Bartlett) due out later this year.
In addition to graduating from the National Fire Academy's Executive Leadership Program, Gasaway holds bachelors and masters degrees in business administration and is a doctoral student in the leadership program at Capella University. He has served as Roseville's Fire Chief since 1999.
The editorial board appointment is a non-compensated three-year term, beginning January 1, 2008, and ending January 1, 2011 whose duties include serving as a reviewer of articles submitted to the journal for publication.
