IGNITE: Hearing is Listening - Listening is Hearing

Hearing is listening to what is said. 

Listening is hearing what isn't said.

♦ Simon Sinek ♦

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Courage in the Face of Danger

In the afternoon on July 28, 1939, a crew from the Paradise Valley Civilian Conservations Corps (CCC) camp arrived at the Rock Creek Fire, a 30-acre sagebrush fire in Humboldt County, on the northern border of Nevada. 

Week 3 Challenge: 2021 WFLDP Campaign

Week 3 Challenge(s): Leaders appreciate constructive criticism.

• Take notes in your journal while reading the Wildland Firefighter Safety Awareness Study and watching videos from fire leaders. 

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IGNITE: Leadership is Not a Title

 

Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It’s about impact, influence and inspiration. ♦ Robin S. Sharma ♦

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Wildland Fire—a High-Risk Operational Environment

We are asked to make tough decisions under a compressed time frame, given limited information, in a complex and high-risk environment. This operational environment routinely brings together people, machinery, and the destructive energy of wildfire in the close, three-dimensional space of the fireground and its airspace. 

The Wildland Firefighter Safety Awareness Study

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The Wildland Firefighter Safety Awareness Study, otherwise known as the TriData Study, has had significant impacts on the wildland fire community since its phased release in the late '90s. Researchers queried approximately 1,000 firefighters and presented a four-phase study with:

• 19 principles
• 86 goals
• 200 implementation strategies

IGNITE: Close Enough Yet Far Enough Away

Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them. – John C. Maxwell

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Art of Leadership

Leaders deeply affect people and organizations, both positively and negatively. Accidental leaders, who have little interest or enthusiasm for leadership responsibilities or self-improvement, can inhibit people’s growth and reduce the effectiveness of their organizations. 

Week 2 Challenge: 2021 WFLDP Campaign

Week 2 Challenge(s): Leaders seek to understand.

• Take notes in your journal while reading Findings From the Wildland Firefighter Human Factors Workshop. 

#2021WFLDPCampaign #sharpenyourtools #humanfactors

IGNITE: Student of Fire

When you care more about the past, the future will shine brighter. - The Daily Coach

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