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Pennwell Books The Fire Chiefs Tool Box 2007 Edition by Ron Graner
This is not another book about how to put the wet stuff on the red stuff. ""The Fire Chief's ToolBox"" presents a clear view of the personal and professional issues affecting a new fire chief and offers tools to address the issues successfully. ""The Fire Chief's ToolBox"" will provide readers with: realistic insight into the knowledge, skills and abilities that every fire chief must have to succeed; guidelines for long-term career preparation; an understanding of the job search and selection process; a fundamental plan for assuming command; an understanding of the importance of the chief's role as a politician, educator, salesperson and marketer to assure career success; guidance for spouses and families of those who seek to become The Chief; and, a reminder that the primary job of every fire chief is the safety of his or her personnel. Table of Contents : ; Preface; Acknowledgments; Credentials, philosophy and assumptions; Career preparation; Fire chief position available; The job search; Researching position openings; Application and selection; The job offer; Assuming command; The policy makers; Human resources and labor relations/unions; Politics; Standards of response coverage; outsourcing; Why can't we run government like a business?; Budgets and service delivery; Purchasing; Ethics; View from the fire chief's office; General management tools; Tools for improvement; Beyond suppression; Fire chief, lessons learned climbing the ladder review; Tools for your family and your personal values; The Golden Rule; Conclusion; Exercises, check lists and reminders; References; Index.