Firefighter Success: 20 C's to Firefighter Excellence

by Jim Moss, Dan Kerrigan (Editor), Jason Hoevelmann (Foreword)

Firefighter Success is the blueprint for firefighters who want to achieve excellence in their careers and personal lives. Its 20 core principles provide every firefighter with a complete road map to rewarding careers. Going beyond the conventional definition of success (i.e. promotions, rank, money), Firefighter Success will teach firefighters how to continuously improve, maximize and achieve their potential, and leave a positive, lasting impact on the fire service. FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS' 20 CORE CHAPTER 1 - COACHABLE CHAPTER 2 - CURIOUS CHAPTER 3 - CHAMPION MINDSET CHAPTER 4 - CONFIDENT CHAPTER 5 - COMMITTED CHAPTER 6 - COURAGEOUS CHAPTER 7 - CONVICTION CHAPTER 8 - COMPETENT CHAPTER 9 - COMPREHENSIVE CHAPTER 10 - CONSISTENCY CHAPTER 11 - CHARACTER CHAPTER 12 - CREDIBILITY CHAPTER 13 - CHARISMA CHAPTER 14 - COMMUNICATION CHAPTER 15 - CANDID CHAPTER 16 - COMPASSION CHAPTER 17 - COMPOSURE CHAPTER 18 - CHANGE CHAPTER 19 - COMMUNITY CHAPTER 20 - COACH Firefighter Success specifically shares the following with firefighters of all ranks and -How to turn adversity and even failure into success -5 Steps to building credibility -5 Keys to humility -10 Strategies to becoming more confident -6 Fundamentals to staying committed for the long haul -5 Ways to deal with negative people -How to create a personal vision statement -The 3 R’s of "Training Triangle" -101 Hands-on training ideas -3 Pillars of building competency -5 Key elements to building character -4 Steps to firefighter resiliency -“Top 10 Credibility-Killers” for firefighters -How to use positive habits and routines for longterm success -20 Rules for successful communication -5 Strategies for maintaining your composure -5 Fundamentals to becoming a well-rounded firefighter -10 Steps to becoming a thorough firefighter -8 Keys to leading change -12 Ways to build a successful team -4 Fundamentals of being candid -10 Steps to becoming an effective coach and mentor -And much more ... Each chapter includes ready-to-implement Action Steps, which provide firefighters with practical ways for short-term and long-term success. WHAT FIRE SERVICE LEADERS ARE SAYING ABOUT FIREFIGHTER “Firefighter Success is the go-to guide to help you stay on the right path to a career of firefighter excellence.” ~Jason Hoevelmann - Fire Chief - Florissant Valley FPD (MO) & Author of "No Exceptions Leadership" “The simple, yet timeless wisdom contained in Firefighter Success provides the details to winning as a firefighter.” ~Mark vonAppen - Captain - Palo Alto Fire Dept. (CA) & Founder of Fully Involved "Firefighter Success gives you 20 core principles that if applied, will not only help you excel at your job and in life. This book contains life lessons and experiences, both good and bad, that come together to form a message of excellence---which is shared from a place of humility and gratitude. I guarantee you that if you adhere to these principles, you will not only realize personal success, you will serve as an inspiration and example to those around you as well." ~Dan Kerrigan - Fire Chief - Upper Providence Township Fire & Emergency Services (PA) & co-author of "Firefighter Functional Fitness" "I highly recommend Firefighter Success.

Kindle Edition

Published December 1, 2020

Reviews

[Ryan Rodriquez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Everyone's definition of success is unique to their own experiences. This makes it difficult to define. When it comes to being a firefighter, we understand that success comes in many forms as well; putting fires out, helping those trapped in vehicles, helping someone up off of the floor, and occasionally pulling a cat from a tree.

With such a wide array of what success looks like when it comes to firefighting, it can be intimidating to think about. Captain Jim Moss makes things simpler in his book FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS: 20 C'S TO FIREFIGHTER EXCELLENCE. In it, he breaks down easy identifiers for what success looks like as a firefighter. Not only that, he provides perspective as well as action steps we can take toward becoming successful in each C he mentions!

Jim has been a steady contributor to the fire service in the books he's co-authored and his stand-alone book FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS proves that he's here to stay! This book will quickly become a standard when it comes to helping firefighters (new and old) become successful in their roles!

[David Hesselmeyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jim Moss does a fantastic job of bringing a lot of important information about being a successful firefighter to the forefront of our minds. This book is a simple read but talks about a lot of important topics. The only downside I see about this book is it left me wanting more as it felt more like a conversation than one way communication of reading a book.

[Joe Appleby · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book and very good lessons for the fire department, the reason I gave it 4 stars is because at some chapters it always said “strength, courage, perseverance etc. where all unique to someone” but then in other chapters it talked about these things (strength, courage and perseverance) and wrote it like there was only one way you should think about it, or one way to go about it, nothing completely wrong with it but just a bit twisting sometimes. Other then that great read especially when it applies to you as a rookie or any level of the fire service.