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In your situation as the new members, the best way to begin to turn things around is to lead by example no matter what your job title or duty is. Leaders come from every rank and experience level. Ask the dumb questions (that only a newbie can) to...
I had the opportunity to sit in a one hour presentation a couple years ago at FDIC and this past week Chief Laskey was in BC with a full day on Pride and Ownership. Six of us made the 6 hour round trip that day to see this great presentation. Than...
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.
We are fortunate enough in my department that we don't shut down rigs or redistribute staffing. We have 4 members on each of our career Engines and 1 for our Ladder. We have budget for minimum staffing and we have 2 members on the Ladder probably ...
Profile Information
- Department:
- Kelowna Fire Dept
- Title/rank:
- Assistant Chief
- Years of public service:
- 24
- Agency structure:
- Combination fire department
- Top issues in your department:
- inter department communications
officer leadership
- Professional Qualifications:
- Fire Service Instructor
Fire Officer
- Topics you provide training for:
- Fire Officer and ICS
- Areas of expertise:
- Fire Officer and ICS
- Bio:
- LOU WILDE entered the fire service in 1985. He has been a career member with the Kelowna Fire Department (British Columbia) since 1987 and is currently the assistant chief of training and safety. He also manages the Central Okanagan Regional Rescue Program involving six fire departments that serve a population of over 173,000 people and cover more that 2,500 square kilometers. Lou teaches Fire Officer development courses and Incident Command and has written articles for www.firenuggets.com and Firefighting in Canada magazine and website.
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 12:51pm on March 11, 2009,
Dave McGrail said…
- Hi Lou,
Yes, I will be up in May... I hope to see you while I'm there.
Take care...
Dave Mc.
- At 4:12pm on January 22, 2009,
Jenn Ross..aka "J-RO" said… - Welcome to site Lou, jenn
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