Hi Everyone, Check out the Calendar tab for the upcomming live sessions. Our first live chat is scheduled for 10:00am CST on Tuesday the 11th. My thought is to first a chance toget to know eachother but to also discuss what you're looking fro from this community. The first live chat will use the Skool, "Go Live" platform. Lets see how that works for everyone. See you there. Roger

I have the honor of introducing Chief George Esbensen to the group! I met Chief Esbensen during my time at CAFD. Chief Esbensen has a ton of knowledge and experience! I’m excited to have him in our community! Thank Chief, Roger

I’m excited and honored to Welcome our newest member Chief Rich Gasaway! I’m looking forward to working with you in the group! Thanks Chief, Roger

This tab is where we’ll post a weekly news articles focused on what actually matters for career firefighters: - Leadership & company culture - Training & operational performance - Safety, near-misses, and line-of-duty lessons - Standards, research, and best practices - The goal isn’t to argue headlines. It’s to learn from what’s happening across the fire service and bring back ideas that make us sharper, safer, and more professional on the job. The plan for each week: - I’ll post 1 or 2 articles with a quick “why it matters” summary. - Look the article over. - Then jump into the comments and add your thoughts. Simple rules to keep it useful - Keep it professional. No department bashing. - Disagree all you want — just keep it respectful and focused on what we can learn. - If you’ve got a solid article, drop it in the comments. If it fits, it goes on next week’s list. If you’re trying to build a long, strong career in the fire service, this is one of the easiest ways to stay intentional: read, reflect, apply.

Why it matters: whether you want stripes or not, the job is demanding more intentional leadership development—especially for company-level roles. Here is the link to the article: Click Here: Takeaway: Don’t wait until you’re testing to start building officer-level habits.