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play_arrowThe FireDawg Podcast – Episode 47 – Improving the AF Fire Service Logistics Officer Position – Robert Gerry Matt Wilson
play_arrowThe FireDawg Podcast – Episode 46 – Recounting “Black Sunday” with FDNY and Former Air Force Firefighter Matt Wilson
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play_arrowThe FireDawg Podcast – Episode 44 – The Importance & Application of Fireground Thermal Imaging Matt Wilson
This article is an overview of ‘The Culture Code’ By Daniel Coyle and offers connections between the ideas in the book and fire department culture. How many books out there claim to have the secrets to success or the secrets of leadership? I imagine there are a lot. Although I […]
How often do we hear about toxic leadership? It is easy to point to a leader and say, “they are the reason this place is terrible” and fair enough. After all, the leader is responsible for all things within their control. How often, though, do you hear about toxic followership? […]
Metaphors are often used to relate principles of a story or lesson by placing them in a different context, providing a visualization of the principles. I am a visual learner, and so the use of metaphors is a tool I like to use when training or educating others in hopes […]
Initiatives 1 and 2 of the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives call for a change in culture and an enhancement of accountability in the American fire service. The following discussion was written by myself for an assignment in a college class. Feel free to share your thoughts and opinions. Do […]
