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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.
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