Fix Your Firehouse: 7 strategies that produce a winning team

by John Lovato Jr.

Being a firefighter is not something we do... it's who we are... As a firefighter, you spend a third of your life in the firehouse. But it’s not the station that makes the success – it’s the crew. From personality clashes to basic disagreements, time pressures, stress and beyond, producing a dependable winning team is no easy feat when you’re trying to figure it all out by yourself. Join Capt. John Lovato, Jr. as he walks you through the seven essential tactics and strategies behind building a firehouse to be proud of, developed throughout a lengthy fire service career, strategies that will show you how to... • overcome personal roadblocks to unlock the knowledge and skills you already have • maximise the potential of you and your crew by recognising individual strengths • operate consistently at peak performance, aggressively and proactively – yet safely • increase ownership, responsibility and pride for the job throughout your firehouse • cultivate an atmosphere of unshakeable camaraderie, support, loyalty and dedication • ...and much, much more Packed with valuable instruction and advice, Fix Your Firehouse brings you only the best slices of wisdom extracted from John’s personal experience, esteemed mentors, and contacts within the fire service, the business world and the military. No theories. No assumptions. Just the simple facts, skills and genuine results you need to build a reputation for excellence and a home base anyone in the service would be thrilled to transfer to. Because it’s not just a fire station... it’s a firehouse.

Genres: Fire Services

160 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 7, 2017

Reviews

[Ryan Rodriquez · Rating 3 out of 5]

The fire service boasts over 100 years of tradition unimpeded by progress. This is an oxymoronic statement as progress is crucial for the continual adaptation and improvement of anything. And with fire behavior that changes as a result of the new fuels being produced, it's important now more than ever to be on our toes and at the forefront of progress.

This goes for leadership and communication as well. We are finding ourselves among crews who are burned out and isolated, angry and defensive, all while fighting each other out of some sense of trying to protect our egos. It’s well past time for a change.

Capt. John Lovato Jr discusses some great ideals in his book and makes an effort to lay them out as 7 strategies. I found the content a bit scattered at times and there were some editing & grammatical errors that were distracting, but I would recommend this book to those in the fire service who are looking to make an improvement. Capt. Lovato saw a need and took action and I have a HUGE amount of respect for him in that. He's doing what he can to make positive changes and is conscious in his efforts. If we all took that same ownership of our fire service careers, then we would all work and live in the dream that we had hoped for.

[Douglas Rohn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good advice

This book is simple and an easy read. It contains no nonsense advice. I'm buying a copy for all my officers.

[Jake Wilhite · Rating 2 out of 5]

Regurgitated leadership theory you’ve read from so many others. Full of grammatical errors and unnecessary tangents. Had to read it.