Fire Engineering Books The Fire Chief's Tool Box (English, Hardco...

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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.