Fire and Emergency Services Administration: Management and Leadership Practices provides a comprehensive overview to prepare students to become leaders in the Fire, EMS, and Emergency Preparedness fields. With an emphasis on organizational and leadership tools for officers, managers, and administrators, this essential resource will offer valuable insight and understanding into the highly technical realm of fire and emergency services. Modeled after the Advanced Fire Administration course in the National Fire Academy's Degrees at a Distance Program, this text builds solid leadership skills.
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Case Studies are integrated throughout the text to enhance reading, writing, research, and critical thinking skills in the areas of:
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Community approaches to administration
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Community risk management
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Human resource management
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Leading change
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Planning and implementation
Fire and Emergency Services Administration: Management and Leadership Practices can also be used as a self-study reference by chief officers who would like to increase their knowledge and effectiveness as administrators.