1. Coaching the Development of Fire Department Leaders
By: Chief Dennis Compton

2. Introspection

3. Coaching Fire Officers…Areas of Focus
1. Senior Fire Department Leaders
2. Command / Leadership Presence
3. Interaction with Union Leaders and Opinion
Leaders
4. Maintaining Personal Competence and a Positive
Attitude
5. Dealing with Difficult People
6. Consistent Performance Expectations
7. Leadership and Management Roles

4. In Coaching Fire Officers…Areas of Focus
1. Senior Fire Department Leaders
A. Respect roles
B. Opportunities to participate
C. Communicate career goals
spection

5. Coaching Fire Officers…Areas of Focus
2. Command / Leadership Presence A. Self-Confident / Balanced Ego B. Competent C. Professional Appearance D. Composed E. Accountable

6. The Random House College Dictionary Definition
Accountable: Subject to the obligation to report, explain, or justify something; responsible for or answerable for.

7. Organizational Requirements for Accountability
Defined Mission & Direction
Clear Expectations & Values
Training and Resources
Ongoing Follow-up
Rewards and Consequences
Personal Responsibility
Strong First Level Supervision

8. Strong First Level Supervision
Orient and Train People
Provide a Climate for Motivation
Set Goals and Objectives
Assign and Delegate Work
Evaluate Performance and Behavior
Manage Attendance
Resolve Complaints
Discipline When Necessary
Support Personal and Professional Development

9. Coaching Fire Officers…Areas of Focus
3. Interaction with Union Leaders and Opinion Leaders
A. Understanding / respect for roles
B. Communications
C. Value Input
D. Seek Input from opinion leaders

10. Coaching Fire Officers…Areas of Focus
4. Maintaining Personal Competence and a Positive Attitude A. Training and experience B. Formal education C. Professional certifications D. Value diversity E. Attitudes F. Value all roles in the fire and life safety system

11. Attitudes are developed over time… thing…or life in general.”
they don’t just happen.
“Your attitude expresses your manner, disposition, feelings, or position about a particular
thing…or life in general.”

13. Fire and Life Safety Management and
Leadership System
(Line and Staff)

14. Fire DepartmentMission
Training and Development
(Staff)
Public Affairs; Partnerships; and Politics
(Staff)
Prevention
and
Investigations
(Line)
Fire and Life Safety Education
(Line)
Infra-
Structure Management
(Staff)
Fire
DepartmentMission
Dispatch, Response,
and Homeland Security
(Line)
Admin, Fiscal and HR Management; and Internal Relations
(Staff)

16. Coaching Fire Officers…Areas of Focus
5. Dealing with Difficult People
A. Consider possible high emotions
B. Address privately whenever possible
C. Plan the discussion
D. Consider getting help if needed
E. Interact with difficult people (don’t avoid them)

17. Coaching Fire Officers…Areas of Focus
6. Consistent Performance Expectations A. Accepting or rewarding poor performance B. Communicate and enforce expectations C. Manage leashes D. Avoid favoritism and micro-management

18. Coaching Fire Officers…Areas of Focus
7. Leadership and Management Roles
A. Value management and leadership skills
B. Fairness
C. Leadership Rites of Passage

19. Leadership Rites of Passage
Remember These Three Things:
1. Lead by example and work to build mutual
trust and mutual respect.
2. If you lie, steal, or talk behind other’s
backs, people won’t trust you.
3. If you’re rude or disrespectful towards
others, people won’t respect you.
Be a Giver – Not a Taker / “Live Your Interview”

20. Coaching Fire Officers…Areas of Focus
1. Senior Fire Department Leaders
2. Command / Leadership Presence
3. Interaction with Union Leaders and Opinion
Leaders
4. Maintaining Personal Competence and a Positive
Attitude
5. Dealing with Difficult People
6. Consistent Performance Expectations
7. Leadership and Management Roles

21. Fire Service-Based EMS Advocates
Established in 2006
Steering Committee Consists of Representatives of the IAFF; IAFC; NVFC; CFSI; and the NFPA.
Steering Committee Co-Chairs:
Steve Austin
Chief Dennis Compton
Purpose is to Provide Information and Advocate for Fire Service-Based EMS in Many Ways at Every Opportunity
Purpose is NOT to Advocate Against other Systems – but rather for FS-Based EMS Systems
Please Join the FS-Based EMS Advocates by Visiting the Website for instructions:
* Join On-Line Today!

23. A Little History
1st Edition: Included Only General EMS Tools
2nd Edition: Included Two Sections Covering General EMS and PPACA
3rd Edition Has Further Evolved and Includes Three Sections Providing Links to:
Studies
Articles and Papers
Reports
Policies and Protocols
Research and Experiments
Videos
Section One: Fire Service-Based EMS General Information
13 Critical Talking Points
10 Separate Resources

24. Section Two: Fire Service Integrated Community Healthcare Partnerships
as Further Evolved and Includes ions:
Section Two: Fire Service Integrated Community Healthcare Partnerships
16 Critical Talking Points
9 Separate Resources Including Links to:
Changing Opportunities
Expanded Roles in FS-Based EMS
Partnerships With the Medical Community
Sample Programs

25. 3rd is Further Evolved and ions:
Section Three: Response To Incidents Involving Violence
12 Separate Resources Including Links to:
National Active Shooter Protocols
National Response Polices Covering Various Situations Such as Domestic
Violence, Civil Unrest and Terrorism
Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) – Guide for First Responders\
Indicators of Mental Illness
Specific Ways to Mitigate Violence

27. Fire Department Safety Culture – An Officer Leadership Issue

28. Culture
“the sum total of ways of living built up by a group of human beings and transmitted from one generation to another.”

29. Consistent Fire Department Values
Focus on service…saving lives and
property
Strong sense of identity as a firefighter
Teamwork
Camaraderie
Compassion
Courage
Acceptance of personal risk

30. These values are not defined or acted out in the same way in all fire departments…and that influences the differences in culture among fire departments.

31. Healthy Values
1. Focus on service…saving lives and property: built on a foundation of training and respect for the entire fire and life safety system.

32. Healthy Values
2. Strong sense of identity as a firefighter: maintaining a positive, productive, and healthy attachment to the position.

33. supervision, and decision-making.
Healthy Values
3. Teamwork, camaraderie, and compassion: complimented by effective leadership,
supervision, and decision-making.

34. Healthy Values
4. Courage and acceptance of risk: acted-out within a standard risk profile that factors potential gain into strategic, tactical, and task level decisions

36. Impact of leadership on firefighter safety & survival
16 LODD Life Safety Initiatives
Tampa
Tampa

37. Five Areas of Survival to Consider
Heart Attacks & Strokes
Vehicles
Strategy
Crew Integrity
Cancer and Disease

38. Brief Update on the Fire Service Occupational Cancer
Alliance January 2015 – Present
1. FF Occupational Cancer Electronic Tool Kit
2. FF Occupational Cancer Symposium
September 7 and 8, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona

39. Two Final Thoughts
1. Create your own waves 2. Manage your sack of rocks

40. Books From Dennis Compton
Available Through Fire Protection Publications
at Oklahoma State University
Progressive Leadership Principles, Concepts and Tools
Mental Aspects of Performance for Firefighters and Fire Officers

41. Great Book For Your Review
To Purchase Contact
Bryan Jeffries

42. Introspection

43. Coaching the Development of Fire Department Leaders
By: Chief Dennis Compton