Fire Chief Phoenix Fire Department Glendale, Arizona, United States
We live in an upside-down world today, at least it seems that way. The political landscape has become toxic. A two-year pandemic, inflation, supply chain shortages, and a dramatically changed work force are all offering new challenges for today’s Fire Chief. Our budgets are strapped as fuel, building construction, apparatus, and supply costs spike. We are finding it more difficult to recruit new firefighters/paramedics to our profession, and for the first time we are seeing firefighters/paramedics leave in ever increasing numbers. At the same time, the rate of suicide in our profession is on the rise as we struggle to address behavioral health challenges within our profession. How do fire chiefs today find the strength to move forward?
Learning Objectives:
The participants will better understand what resiliency means as a fire chief.
Participants will better understand effective techniques for improving the resiliency of their organization.
Participants will better understand ways they can improve resiliency and balance in their own life and career.