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Poor Morale? What-cha’ doing about it?
Low Fire Department morale is often blamed on Chiefs and administration. That is an easy allegation but can be hard to actually explain...
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Chief Dan Jones
May 14, 20211 min read
Remembering Chapel Hill's Worst Fire
Listen to Dan Jones Podcast/Click Here May 12, 1996, was Graduation Day and Mothers' Day at UNC-Chapel Hill. It was tragically disrupted...
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Kelly Walsh
May 5, 20211 min read
Great Companies! Great Leaders! with Kelly Walsh, CEO
Kelly is the CEO of Kelly Walsh Consulting and has spent her career helping leaders make the right choices and delivering lasting...
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Kelly Walsh
Apr 30, 20211 min read
Chief Dan Jones & Kelly Walsh - "Facing the Fire"
Chief (ret) Dan Jones and business partner, Kelly Walsh are not newcomers to “5-Alarm Task Force.” But this time they return to announce...
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Kelly Walsh
Apr 9, 20211 min read
Spartanburg FD Entry Level Firefighter Exam
June 5, 2021
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Kelly Walsh
Mar 2, 20217 min read
Guest Blog | On Being Human: How Using Vulnerability Made Me a Better Leader
By Jack McGovern If you search for the definition of vulnerable on the internet, you will find varying degrees of the definition and...
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Kelly Walsh
Sep 28, 20201 min read
January 2021 Brave Fire Leader Academy Leadership is never more important than in a crisis
SIGN UP TODAY and join the next COHORT starting in January. In times of crisis, the need for skilled leaders becomes most clear. ...
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Chief Dan Jones
Sep 24, 20205 min read
The Toughest Job in the Fire Service!
I’m sure some fire-service leaders are going to disagree with this assertion, but I’ve pondered this matter for a long time. It seems...
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Kelly Walsh
Sep 15, 20208 min read
The Benefits of Leader Schizophrenia
Written by Kelly Walsh and Dan Jones Having multiple personalities at work is not usually considered to be a good thing. But think about...
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Kelly Walsh
Jun 25, 20201 min read
Average Jake Fire Fighter Blog
Episode 40: Brave Fire Leader w/ Kelly Walsh and Dan Jones Click Here for Podcast
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Kelly Walsh
May 18, 20201 min read
"Crisis Management" with Steve Greene of the 5-Alarm Task Force
Listen to Chief Daniel Jones and Fire Leadership Coach Kelly Walsh as they discuss "Crisis Management" with Steve Greene of the 5-Alarm...
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Chief Dan Jones
May 5, 20206 min read
Did I sign up for THIS?
Lately I have read social media posts from several firefighters and EMS personnel saying “I didn’t sign up for this?”. I am not sure what...
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Kelly Walsh
Apr 7, 20204 min read
Create a Communication Strategy for your Organization – Pt. 2
Direct supervisors are the most trusted sources of information. So by having a solid way of passing information down the chain and backing i
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Kelly Walsh
Apr 2, 20203 min read
Create a Communication Strategy for your Organization – Pt. 1
In times of crisis, it is easy to see whether there are flaws in your organization’s communication processes.
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Chief Dan Jones
Mar 27, 20205 min read
Excerpt from Rules of Crisis Management & Leadership
The current world-wide crisis of COVID-19 virus has created challenges for leaders all up and down the leadership spectrum. Hopefully you wi
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Kelly Walsh
Feb 14, 20201 min read
Brave Fire Leader Partners with TEEX
Many thanks to Industrial Fire World for covering the story of our new partnership with TEEX. This is a tremendous leap forward for the...
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Kelly Walsh
Jan 28, 20203 min read
Guest Blog: The Fire Service Leader's Secret Weapon – Popcorn!!
Battalion Chief Peter Teliha - a guest blogger, shares his secret weapon in dealing with station conflict using guided discovery.
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Kelly Walsh
Jan 27, 20203 min read
Brave Fire Leader Partners with TEEX
Brave Fire Leader and TEEX have formed a partnership to deliver the Brave Fire Leader Online Courses to firefighter extension students
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Chief Dan Jones
Dec 19, 20194 min read
Leadership Keys to Success
What discipline you are in or what type of organization you lead does not matter. These leadership keys apply in every setting for leaders.
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Chief Dan Jones
Nov 26, 20193 min read
Be in Control of Your Career! Don’t wait on someone else to do it for you.
One thing we don’t do well in the Fire Service is career development. We talk about it A LOT but we actually do a poor job with it. We...
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