Rick Lasky and John Salka are two of the most dynamic and inspirational leaders in the fire service. Their book, Five Alarm Leadership, is a compilation of leadership lessons learned, situations handled, decisions made, and problems solved during their combined 60-plus years of fire service experience. Also included is a special introduction by Chief (ret.) Bobby Halton, Editor-in-Chief of Fire Engineering magazine, outlining the nature of transformational leadership and its power to inspire excellence in the fire service. Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction by Bobby Halton; Defining leadership; Brotherhood; Managers enforce rules, leaders promote values; Supervision; Think of a great leader; Getting things done; Integrity; Initiative; Innovation; Insight; Interest; Inspiration; Intensity; Information; What kind of leader are you?; It's your time to lead; Index; About the authors

Pride and Ownership holds no punches. Chief Rick Lasky takes a hard look at the fire service and finds it short on the only element that makes it effective: passion. Chief Lasky gives an upfront and honest criticism about the need to reignite the love of the job on every level, from chiefs on down. Key Features: * History and traditions of the fire service with overviews of some of the most important fire service leaders, * Detailed explanations of ceremonies for all ocasions from a firefighter's initiation to retirement, * Over 150 photos displaying the rites and ceremonies, * Helpful appendices full of sample documents for fire company use.