About this Event
Limited to fire personnel
Courage Under Fire Leadership: Being the Best Fire Service Professional You Can Be in 2021 & Beyond!
Type of Session: Lecture & Discussion
Course Description:
This session is intended for all ranks of fire service professionals. Some may say we have a leadership crisis in today’s fire service, not to mention the World. I believe it could be argued that we may also have a followership crisis. For an agency, organization, or fire department to be successful, leadership and followership are both required. As a fire service professional in today's fire service, you must possess “Courage Under Fire” to be a good, solid leader, and continuously aspire to be the best you can be. The saying, “If I only knew then what I knew now” is the focus of this session.
Do you have what it takes to be a great fire service professional in the year 2021 and more importantly beyond? Situations anyone in the fire service may face today can have severe consequences to the positive image of the fire service, their career, or the careers of those they lead or follow if not handled correctly. If you are an officer, and you want to be everyone’s buddy, or never want to be “that person” when it comes to being the designated adult, then this session may not be for you. However, if you’re willing to be the follower and leader you took the oath for when accepting the position (even as an engineer and a firefighter), you should find some value to the information being discussed.
Current topics affecting the fire service, events that have occurred to the fire service (good and not-so-good), as well as personal lessons learned (some the hard way), will be shared and discussed in a positive and productive manner. Attendees will leave with numerous tips for leadership success!
Topics to be shared and discussed include, but are not limited to:
• Courage Under Fire Leadership – Being the best fire service professional you can be!
• Personal leadership / Traits of effective leaders
• Leadership doesn’t start at the top – it starts at the firehouse!
• Commandments of a great fire service professional
• Establishing personnel expectations and holding personnel accountable
• Mentoring & Succession Planning (Building our bench strength)
• Team & morale building
• Striving for Greatness – providing outstanding customer service
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There will be a one hour lunch break=Biography: Steve Prziborowski has over 29 years of fire service experience (the last 14 as a chief officer), currently serving as a Deputy Chief for the Santa Clara County (Los Gatos, CA) Fire Department. He is also an adjunct instructor for the Chabot College (Hayward, CA) Fire Technology Program where he has served since 1993 as well as a Contract Instructor for the National Fire Academy (Emmitsburg, MD).
Steve recently received the 2020 Ronny Jack Coleman Leadership Legacy Award from the Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE) and in 2008 was named the California Fire Instructor of the year. Steve recently completed a five-year stint as an Executive Board Member for the California Fire Chiefs Association and is a Former President of the Northern California Training Officers Association. He is a state-certified Chief Officer and Master Instructor, has earned a Master’s degree in Emergency Services Administration, has completed the Executive Fire Officer Program at the National Fire Academy, and has received Chief Fire Officer and
Chief Training Officer Designation through the Commission on Professional Credentialing.
Steve is a regular speaker and presenter at fire service events and conferences across the country, having presented or scheduled over 400 sessions, courses, and webinars in 33 states, at multiple colleges, fire departments, events and conferences. He has authored and contributed to over 200 articles, podcasts, videos, blogs, and books in the leading fire service publications, and has published four career development books: “Reach for the Firefighter Badge,” “The Future Firefighter’s Preparation Guide,” “How to Excel at Fire Department Promotional Exams,” and most recently, “101 Tips to Ace Your Promotional Exam,” published by Fire Engineering Books & Videos. He is also is finalizing a few books related to Courage Under Fire Leadership,” a topic he passionately speaks and writes about to ensure today’s leaders are prepared for tomorrow’s challenges.
Steve has a sincere passion for helping others meet and exceed their career and personal goals, as well as helping others get hired, stay hired, get promoted, stay promoted, and ultimately be the best they can be for those they are fortunate to lead and serve!
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Cheyenne Public Safety Center, 415 West 18th Street, Cheyenne, United States
USD 0.00