Building Tomorrow's Leaders with Passion and Pride
This webinar will explore different types of leadership within the emergency services and the impact these leadership styles can have on your department. We will look at the responsibilities leaders have toward their subordinates and how the prevailing attitudes of your firefighters can “lead your leadership” toward success or failure.
Whether you’re a newly appointed sergeant or a seasoned chief officer, this course will identify everything you need to know to deal with and lead your people effectively.
Be prepared to review your vision for your department's future honestly, thoroughly, and critically: from there, you’ll learn to evaluate your leadership effectively and determine whether you’re heading in the right direction. By instilling the key elements of “passion and pride,” leaders can build positive relationships and avoid stressful issues within their departments.
Chief Allen was the 2017 Kentucky Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year at the Kentucky Association of Fire Chiefs’ Leadership Convention. She was a founder and President of the newly formed South-Central Kentucky Firefighters Association and currently holds the position of Vice President. Chief Allen sits on the Board of the Kentucky State Fire Commission as representative for the Volunteer Fire Chiefs across Kentucky.
He has authored over 150 articles in various publications. In 1996 he was selected by Fire Chief Magazine as Fire Chief of the Year in 1996. He has published 4 books and 7 photography books. He received the Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels Meritorious Service Award. The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2022 he received the Jimmy Seavey Health and Wellness award presented by the NVFC. and the Presidents Award from the International Society of Fire Service Instructors.
He was one of the founders of the Volunteer and Combination Officer Section (VCOS) and the National Fire Academy Alumni Association. He has contributed to several “ribbon reports” published by the VCOS. He was asked to be one of the editors for the original Lavender Ribbon Report published by the VCOS and NVFC in 2019. In 2021 he along with Brian McQueen spearheaded the update for the Lavender Ribbon Report. He is a principal author of the Yellow Ribbon Report and the updated updated Training Volunteers white paper published by the National Volunteer Fire Council and the Volunteer and Combination Officers Section.
