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
• 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
• Guidance for spouses and families of those who seek to become The Chief
• A reminder that the primary job of every fire chief is the safety of his or her personnel
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 : Credentials, Philosophy and Assumptions
Chapter 2 : Career Preparation
Chapter 3 : Fire Chief Position Available
Chapter 4 : The Job Search
Chapter 5 : Researching Position Openings
Chapter 6 : Application and Selection
Chapter 7 : The Job Offer
Chapter 8 : Assuming Command
Chapter 9 : The Policy Makers
Chapter 10 : Human Resources and Labor Relations/Unions
Chapter 11 : Politics
Chapter 12 : Standards of Response Coverage
Chapter 13 : Outsourcing
Chapter 14 : Why Can’t We Run Government like a Business?
Chapter 15 : Budgets and Service Delivery
Chapter 16 : Purchasing
Chapter 17 : Ethics
Chapter 18 : View from the Fire Chief’s Office
Chapter 19 : General Management Tools
Chapter 20 : Tools for Improvement
Chapter 21 : Beyond Suppression
Chapter 22 : Fire Chief, Lessons Learned Climbing The Ladder Review
Chapter 23 : Tools for Your Family and Your Personal Values
Chapter 24 :The Golden Rule
Chapter 25 : Conclusion
Chapter 26 : Exercises, Check Lists and Reminders
Chapter 27 : References
Index
