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

Brave Fire Leader and TEEX have formed a partnership to deliver the Brave Fire Leader Online Courses to firefighter extension students

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.

What do these two items above have in common? At first glance, not much, which is why I LOL’d when I saw a college student reading a...

2019 Bay Area High Performance Training “Another leadership training, the same old information just regurgitated by someone.” This was my...

I am relatively new to Hall County Fire Services in Gainesville, Georgia.  This is my 36th year as a Firefighter / Paramedic and was...

The fire department leaders I work with fight many battles on and off the fire ground. One that comes up most often is the battle with...

"I had the honor of attending the Inaugural Virginia Chief Officer Academy in July of 2016. Chief Dan Jones and Kelly Walsh were the...

"I would like to let you know how beneficial the Virginia Chief Officer Academy has been to me. During our week together we received so...

2016 Virginia Chief Officer’s Academy "The Virginia Chief Officer’s Academy with instruction led by Kelly Walsh and Chief Dan Jones...

"The 2017 SWFCA Leadership and Coaching Academy was well worth the time and effort. The instructors were knowledgeable, professional and...

"I was just a few months into my job as fire chief when I enrolled in the SWFCA Leadership and Coaching Academy. I thought my years in...

"I approached Kelly Walsh and Chief Dan Jones because we were in need of an officer development program that provided a combination of...

"This experience was exceptional! The academy provided an excellent opportunity for collaboration with other fire service leaders. Kelly...

"I had a great experience at the VCOA in 2017. The College setting was a great place all around to learn. The daily class schedule and...

"My time at the VCOA was very well spent. From the morning PT to the evening fireside chat and all the classroom in between far exceeded...