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Great leaders and great teachers share many of the same attributes: competence, compassion, purpose, patience, a commitment to learning, discovery, excellence and the fulfillment of human potential; their communication promotes understanding.
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| Can a great leader and a great teacher be the same person? Yes! Joseph B. Muhammad, President of the International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters (IABPFF) and a Lieutenant in the White Plains, New York Fire Department, is the son of teachers and was a teacher before he became a firefighter.
A man of dignified bearing, Joseph is IABPFF’s eighth president. “This year, we’ll be celebrating our 40th year. I want to always acknowledge those on whose shoulders I stand—from David J. Floyd, our first president to Johnny Brewington our seventh president and all of their administrations and those who have worked with them. They were the ones who taught me the history. They were the ones who taught me the importance of setting objectives. They were the ones who taught me the power of networking. They were the ones who showed in their actions that we must always look at turning adversity into advantage, turning obstacles into opportunities, and turning trials into triumphs.” FIRE 20/20 is deeply appreciative to have Johnny Brewington on our Board. He opened the door for us to be at the table with IABPFF in its quest for equity and diversity. It is a privilege to share with you more about Joseph Muhammad—the leader as teacher.
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Growing the Next Generation: Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s MLK Firefighter Academy by Lt.Terence R. Watson, Program Director (Lead Instructor/CFD Liaison) and President of Vanguards of Cleveland
Washington State Labor and Management Join Forces to Master Change On January 12th and 13th, the Washington State Council of Firefighters and Washington Fire Chiefs co-sponsored the delivery of FIRE 20/20’s workshop, Mastering Change in The Fire ServiceTM. Eight department teams from Seattle, Bellevue, Kent, South King County, Renton, South Kitsap County, East Pierce and Walla Walla attended the two-day session hosted by Kent Fire Chief Jim Schneider and the Kent Fire Department at the Kent Fire Training Center. Fire Chief Al Church, IAFF Local 2024 President Ryan Herrera, Assistant Chief Ed Plumlee and Deputy Chief Vick Pennington attended as a team from South King County Fire. “OUTSTANDING program. One of the best I have had in 33 years of fire service programs,” said Church. |
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Recent Event Ten Teams from Fire Departments in Colorado Attend the First Pilot of Recruiting & Retaining Diversity in The Fire ServiceTM Workshop On February 4th, ten fire departments in Colorado sent teams to attend the first pilot of Recruiting & Retaining Diversity in The Fire Service, which was hosted by West Metro Fire Rescue Chief Doug McBee at the department’s new Training Center in Lakewood. The workshop’s 48 participants that included fire chiefs, recruitment officers, human resources staff, and union representatives came from West Metro Fire Rescue, Aurora Fire Department, Littleton Fire Rescue, Grand Junction Fire Department, Denver Fire Department, South Metro Fire Rescue Authority, Colorado Springs Fire Department, Boulder Fire Department, North Metro Fire Rescue District, and Cunningham Fire Protection District.
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