eBooks for Fire and EMS Leaders

Welcome to my collection of eBooks that can benefit current fire service leaders and those who aspire to be a fire service leader one day in their career.

Fire service leaders today face a wide variety of challenges beyond responding to emergency situations. And the leaders of tomorrow will continue to face those same challenges, and likely new ones as well.

Each of these eBooks contains selected essays that first appeared on my blog, Talking “Shop” 4 Fire and EMS, a blog that’s now entering its 7th year. In addition to myself, the essays come from some of the finest guest bloggers, each with experience in the topic(s) they wrote about. I believe you’ll find these eBooks to be short on read-time, but long on content and insights.

Robert Avsec, Battalion Chief (Ret.)

Chesterfield (Va.) Fire and EMS Department

Titles Currently Available (Scroll Down to See Them All!)

• Essays on Educating the Public and Ourselves

• Essays on Fire Service Leadership

• Essays on Diversity and Inclusion in the Fire Service

• Essays on Firefighters and Post Traumatic Stress

• Essays on Recruitment and Retention for the Fire Service

• Presentation Skills for Fire and EMS Leaders

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Essays on Educating the Public and Ourselves

By: Robert Avsec, Battalion Chief (Ret.), Chesterfield County (Va.) Fire and EMS Department

From the Introduction:

“Chief Avsec’s weekly blog, Talking “Shop” 4 Fire and EMS, has covered many different aspects of educating
the public and the fire service and many of these discussions are now available in this e-book. It is a great tool
to get you thinking about public education, what you are currently doing and what you could be doing more of.
It certainly made me think.”

Samantha Hoffmann
Public Fire and Life Safety Officer
Barrie Fire and Emergency Services, Barrie, Ontario
March 2017

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Essays on Fire Service Leadership

By: Robert Avsec, Battalion Chief (Ret.), Chesterfield County (Va.) Fire and EMS Department

From the Introduction:

“Even after retirement, Battalion Chief Robert Avsec continues to be a swashbuckling change agent and share his
experiences in leadership. In this e-book, taken from Chief Avsec’s weekly blog, Talking “Shop” 4 Fire and EMS, he has reached out to other fire services leaders as well, and has provided a broad perception of leadership.”
“Together these examples of leadership styles or qualities will challenge the traditional norms, which in some cases, hold us back from improving not only our department, but the fire service as a whole. Even after 32-years in the fire service, I could find some fresh perspective in this e-book. Enjoy the read!”
Bud Backer, Fire Chief
East Pierce Fire & Rescue, Bonney Lake, WA
March 2017

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Essays on Diversity and Inclusion in the Fire Service

By: Robert Avsec, Battalion Chief (Ret.), Chesterfield County (Va.) Fire and EMS Department

From the Introduction:

“In this collection of essays, taken from Chief Avsec’s weekly blog, Talking “Shop” 4 Fire and EMS, he and his guest bloggers have taken on the task of bringing a sense of humanity to the discussion about diversity and inclusion in the fire service. I think you’ll find that they’ve “hit the mark.” I know I did.”

Cheryl Horvath, Fire Chief
Mountain Vista Fire District, Tucson, AZ
Past President, iWomen
February 2017

 

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Essays on Firefighters and Post Traumatic Stress

By: Robert Avsec, Battalion Chief (Ret.), Chesterfield County (Va.) Fire and EMS Department

From the Introduction:

“The devil here is not a fire. I’m speaking of another devil: the stigma of asking for help. In reviewing the stories
in “Essays on Firefighters and Post Traumatic Stress” I immediately thought of them as the “backup team on a
charged hose line” enabling you to make that push and knock down the raging flames of memories swirling
inside of you before they flash over.”

Don Prince
International Master of Addiction Coaching
Nationally Certified Advanced Clinical Intervention Professional
Co-Founder, The 11th Hour Trauma Retreat
Ex-Chief Brookhaven FD, Long Island, NY

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Essays on Recruitment and Retention for the Fire Service

By: Robert Avsec, Battalion Chief (Ret.), Chesterfield County (Va.) Fire and EMS Department

From the Introduction:

Recruiting and retaining outstanding firefighters is complicated. And Chief Avsec’s collection of essays on the subjects are neither the first nor the final word on it. It is an important, much-needed look at a complicated issue. And it is more than a series of alarm soundings; Chief Avsec provides some workable solutions from the field.

It can seem the forces of nature are conspiring against recruiting and retaining quality firefighters. In the volunteer sector, increased training requirements, job and family demands and a weakening sense of community have pushed their numbers so low many departments are faced with merger or closure.

A slowly recovering economy has left deep scars on municipal budgets, which has pushed many career firefighters to jump ship for better-paying departments. And poor leadership is cited across the board as a top reason firefighters are dissatisfied with the job.

Despite all of this, the fire service can still attract the best and the brightest. Yet it is critical we do not take our eye off the need to improve this aspect of the service.

Technology and engineering can put a man on the moon and a TIC on your SCBA. But it can’t fill your firehouse with great firefighters. That will take hard work, hard money and hard choices to move the ball farther down the field.

Chief Avsec’s essay collection will help you gain that valuable yardage.

Rick Markley
Volunteer Firefighter
Communications Director, International Firefighters Relief Mission
June 2017

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Presentation Skills for Fire & EMS Leaders

By Robert Avsec, Battalion Chief (Ret.), Chesterfield County Fire & EMS Department

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For organizations to be successful in the current information age, they must have managers who are skilled and

practiced in the art of delivering the right type of oral presentation in the best possible manner to effectively reach their target audience.

Fire and EMS organizations, large and small, are in the communication business. Leaders and managers within those organizations have the opportunity to deliver oral, media-supported presentations to a wide variety of audiences for an equally wide variety of situations. Some examples include:

• Speaking before a meeting of the local governing body to obtain support for operational resources;
• Speaking before a group of civic leaders to respond to allegations that the department’s response to a recent fire where several children died was inadequate;
• Speaking to a group of journalists to announce the “kick off” of an injury prevention program to reduce the numbers of juvenile head injuries;
• Speaking before a group of employees to announce how the department will respond to reductions to the department’s operating budget; and
• Speaking before a group of senior departmental managers to gain support for a new program.

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