Low Fire Department morale is often blamed on Chiefs and administration. That is an easy allegation but can be hard to actually explain...

Listen to Dan Jones Podcast/Click Here May 12, 1996, was Graduation Day and Mothers' Day at UNC-Chapel Hill. It was tragically disrupted...

Kelly is the CEO of Kelly Walsh Consulting and has spent her career helping leaders make the right choices and delivering lasting...

Chief (ret) Dan Jones and business partner, Kelly Walsh are not newcomers to “5-Alarm Task Force.” But this time they return to announce...

June 5, 2021

By Jack McGovern If you search for the definition of vulnerable on the internet, you will find varying degrees of the definition and...

SIGN UP TODAY and join the next COHORT starting in January. In times of crisis, the need for skilled leaders becomes most clear. ...

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...

Written by Kelly Walsh and Dan Jones Having multiple personalities at work is not usually considered to be a good thing. But think about...

Episode 40: Brave Fire Leader w/ Kelly Walsh and Dan Jones Click Here for Podcast

Listen to Chief Daniel Jones and Fire Leadership Coach Kelly Walsh as they discuss "Crisis Management" with Steve Greene of the 5-Alarm...

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...

Direct supervisors are the most trusted sources of information. So by having a solid way of passing information down the chain and backing i

The current world-wide crisis of COVID-19 virus has created challenges for leaders all up and down the leadership spectrum. Hopefully you wi

Battalion Chief Peter Teliha - a guest blogger, shares his secret weapon in dealing with station conflict using guided discovery.

What discipline you are in or what type of organization you lead does not matter. These leadership keys apply in every setting for leaders.

Many thanks to firehouse.com for posting our new announcement about the Brave Fire Leader Online Academy. We are grateful when any news...

One thing we don’t do well in the Fire Service is career development. We talk about it A LOT but we actually do a poor job with it. We...

“Annual Misery” is how I’ve heard leaders and employees alike refer to their performance appraisal process. Most complaints center around...

Taking an hour out of the year to honor staff is the best gift you can give.