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Tag Archives: California
Mentoring as a Positive Force for Change
04-17-10 -- What can be the result of having an extraordinary mentor? Past IAFC Presidents Chiefs Lamont Ewell and Ernie Mitchell. When Chief Monroe Smith retired in 1993 as the City of Compton’s fire chief, his Battalion Chief Charles Griswold said in … Read More >
Posted by: Larry Sagen Tags: California, Compton, mentoring, Monrovia, Pasadena Categories: Newsletter
Alberto Olmos and Servant Leadership
01-12-10 -- Alberto Olmos, President of the National Association of Hispanic Firefighters and a Captain in the San Jose Fire Department, exemplifies servant leadership—listening, empathy, healing, awareness, persuasion, conceptualization, foresight, stewardship, growth and building community. In 1970, Robert K. Greenleaf coined the … Read More >
Posted by: Fire 20/20 Tags: California, Leadership, NAHF, San Jose Categories: Newsletter
A Must Read: Real Heat
08-10-08 -- Dr. Carol Chetkovich is now a professor of Public Policy at Mills College in Oakland, California. Real Heat:Gender and Race in the Urban Fire Service started as research for her dissertation. In 1992, Carol started following “the men and women … Read More >
Posted by: Fire 20/20 Tags: book, California, Oakland, recruits, sexism, women Categories: Newsletter
