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Low Fire Department morale is often blamed on Chiefs and administration. That is an easy allegation but can be hard to actually explain...
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Chief Dan Jones
- May 14, 2021
- 1 min
Remembering Chapel Hill's Worst Fire
Listen to Dan Jones Podcast/Click Here May 12, 1996, was Graduation Day and Mothers' Day at UNC-Chapel Hill. It was tragically disrupted...
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Kelly Walsh
- May 5, 2021
- 1 min
Great Companies! Great Leaders! with Kelly Walsh, CEO
Kelly is the CEO of Kelly Walsh Consulting and has spent her career helping leaders make the right choices and delivering lasting...
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Kelly Walsh
- Apr 30, 2021
- 1 min
Chief Dan Jones & Kelly Walsh - "Facing the Fire"
Chief (ret) Dan Jones and business partner, Kelly Walsh are not newcomers to “5-Alarm Task Force.” But this time they return to announce...
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Kelly Walsh
- Apr 9, 2021
- 1 min
Spartanburg FD Entry Level Firefighter Exam
June 5, 2021
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Kelly Walsh
- Mar 2, 2021
- 7 min
Guest Blog | On Being Human: How Using Vulnerability Made Me a Better Leader
By Jack McGovern If you search for the definition of vulnerable on the internet, you will find varying degrees of the definition and...
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Kelly Walsh
- Jan 22, 2021
- 4 min
Testimonials for the 2020 Brave Fire Leader Volunteer Academy - Online Cohort
Sponsored by the IAFC Here in rural Oklahoma we don't have a lot o opportunities for leadership training or development as a officer. I...
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Kelly Walsh
- Jan 22, 2021
- 1 min
Testimonial for the Brave Fire Leader On-line Cohort: Derek Briggs, Fire Chief, Forney Fire Rescue
Brave Fire Leader Academy - Online Cohort I had enrolled in what was supposed to be the IAFC Southwestern Association of Fire Chiefs...
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Kelly Walsh
- Sep 28, 2020
- 1 min
January 2021 Brave Fire Leader Academy Leadership is never more important than in a crisis
SIGN UP TODAY and join the next COHORT starting in January. In times of crisis, the need for skilled leaders becomes most clear. ...
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Chief Dan Jones
- Sep 24, 2020
- 5 min
The Toughest Job in the Fire Service!
I’m sure some fire-service leaders are going to disagree with this assertion, but I’ve pondered this matter for a long time. It seems...
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Kelly Walsh
- Sep 15, 2020
- 8 min
The Benefits of Leader Schizophrenia
Written by Kelly Walsh and Dan Jones Having multiple personalities at work is not usually considered to be a good thing. But think about...
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Kelly Walsh
- Jun 29, 2020
- 1 min
Testimonial for the Brave Fire Leader: Matt Lawrence, Deputy Chief, Burlington NC FD
Brave Fire Leader Online Academy The Brave Fire Leader Academy was a perfect solution for our department to provide professional...
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Kelly Walsh
- Jun 25, 2020
- 1 min
Average Jake Fire Fighter Blog
Episode 40: Brave Fire Leader w/ Kelly Walsh and Dan Jones Click Here for Podcast
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Kelly Walsh
- May 18, 2020
- 1 min
"Crisis Management" with Steve Greene of the 5-Alarm Task Force
Listen to Chief Daniel Jones and Fire Leadership Coach Kelly Walsh as they discuss "Crisis Management" with Steve Greene of the 5-Alarm...
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Chief Dan Jones
- May 5, 2020
- 6 min
Did I sign up for THIS?
Lately I have read social media posts from several firefighters and EMS personnel saying “I didn’t sign up for this?”. I am not sure what...
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Kelly Walsh
- Apr 7, 2020
- 4 min
Create a Communication Strategy for your Organization – Pt. 2
Direct supervisors are the most trusted sources of information. So by having a solid way of passing information down the chain and backing i
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Kelly Walsh
- Apr 2, 2020
- 3 min
Create a Communication Strategy for your Organization – Pt. 1
In times of crisis, it is easy to see whether there are flaws in your organization’s communication processes.
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Chief Dan Jones
- Mar 27, 2020
- 5 min
Excerpt from Rules of Crisis Management & Leadership
The current world-wide crisis of COVID-19 virus has created challenges for leaders all up and down the leadership spectrum. Hopefully you wi
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Kelly Walsh
- Feb 14, 2020
- 1 min
Brave Fire Leader Partners with TEEX
Many thanks to Industrial Fire World for covering the story of our new partnership with TEEX. This is a tremendous leap forward for the...
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Kelly Walsh
- Jan 28, 2020
- 3 min
Guest Blog: The Fire Service Leader's Secret Weapon – Popcorn!!
Battalion Chief Peter Teliha - a guest blogger, shares his secret weapon in dealing with station conflict using guided discovery.
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