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“Pride and Ownership”
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What are you and your department doing to get your firefighters to take ownership? Grab a cup of coffee and let’s visit! …and don’t forget to check out our Pride and Ownership show on Fire Engineering Radio.
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Pride and Ownership: A Firefighter's Love of the Job
...what ceremonies you’re conducting to get them fired up.
...what traditions you have in your fire department.
...about the history of your department and your department’s heritage.
...how you expect your new firefighters to treat the job.
...how you expect your company officers to treat their men and women.
...what chief officers can do to boost morale and create that atmosphere of ownership.
...what issues we’re facing in today’s fire service.
Discussion Forum
True Pride, True Ownership?!?! 4 Replies
Started by Dustin Miller. Last reply by Lou Wilde Oct 13.
Pride and Ownership 3 Replies
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Disapointed in us 2 Replies
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Comment by Jesse Hodorowski on January 21, 2009 at 12:47pm - Darin, find and read the book, "It's Our Ship". It has amazing advice and great one liners.
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Comment by Rob Cannon on January 8, 2009 at 11:55pm -
Hey Darin, on the tail piece reflector of my coat in small sharpie I wrote...
"Semper Vigilante"
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Comment by Rob Cannon on January 8, 2009 at 11:51pm
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What an amazing book!!! I also have been following all the podcasts
It has given me a whole new inspiration and direction in the fire service!
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Comment by Marnie Price on December 25, 2008 at 2:49am - Sloppiness breeds inefficiency!
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Comment by Chad Snyder on December 21, 2008 at 7:56am -
Darin
Check out http://www.firenuggets.com/oneliners.htm . Hope this helps!
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Comment by Darin Keith on December 5, 2008 at 8:35pm - I am looking for different inspirational (I guess you would call them that) sayings to post around the station to build pride amongst our guys.
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