Leading the Fire Company (NFPA 1021)selected product title

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This Recert course discusses the three leadership styles: autocratic, democratic, and laissez-faire. Emergency situations, such as an evacuation order or may-day, require an autocratic response. In more routine situations, leadership is accomplished through influencing, operating, and improving. The fire officer should establish house rules for the fire station that preserve the public trust in the fire department.

After completing this course, the fire officer will be able to:

• Describe the role of the fire officer as both a leader and a follower.
• Identify leadership styles used in the fire service.
• Identify types of power used in leadership.
• Describe leadership in routine situations.
• Describe the leadership challenges related to the fire station work environment.
• Describe the leadership challenges related to the volunteer fire service.
• Identify the principles of motivation.
• Describe the reinforcement theory of motivation.
• Describe the motivation–hygiene theory of motivation.
• Describe the goal-setting theory of motivation.
• Describe the equity theory of motivation.
• Describe the expectancy theory of motivation.

Fire officers who successfully complete the Leading the Fire Company course are eligible for 1 hour of continuing education.