Firehouse Mentor: A Topical Guide to Help Develop the Next Generation of Firefighters
If you’ve ever wanted to mentor others, but aren’t sure how or where to start, and who to start with, Firehouse Mentor makes it easy. This valuable guide written by two veteran firefighters offers immense rewards on its simple and fun journey toward mentoring.
The book addresses negative and destructive behaviors and how to change them. Each topic guides the mentor, laying out the behavior to be addressed while providing multiple solutions, as well as a follow-through section monitoring the results. The book is designed to maintain the span-of-control with one mentor and up to five mentees.
“Developing, growing, and strengthening the next generation of firefighters is what mentoring is all about and it’s a much-needed commodity in today’s fire service. I highly recommend this book for any progressive department wanting to set the stage for the next generation and prepare them for success.” – Fire Chief Les Karpluk, ECFO, author of Purpose Filled Leadership and co-author of Leadership Prescribed and Leadership Prescribed 2.0
“Acquiring some understanding of why we do things is often a prerequisite to change. This is especially true when talking about repetitive patterns of behavior that do not serve us well.” – Nick Brunacini, author of B Shifter and Staring into the Sun, retired firefighter, Blue Card instructor
A Company of Leaders: Leading at Every Level
How important is competent leadership? It could mean the difference between life and death.
A Company of Leaders: Leading at Every Level by Murphy J. Arsenaux III presents problems that arise from lack of leadership in the fire service, while offering multiple solutions to these problems.
“Murphy lays out the qualities effective leaders utilize to turn a group of individuals into a highly functioning company.” – Nick Brunacini, author of B Shifter and Staring in the Sun, retired firefighter, Blue Card instructor
The book addresses the fire company on the basis of both management improvement and self-improvement. It also includes real-life stories and light humor.
For those looking for integrity, ownership of problems, skill and excellence, this is your book.
“This book should be put in the hands of ALL young people. Murphy’s wisdom will have a positive impact on all who need it.” – Sarada Bonnett, author of Notes of Forgiveness
A lifelong resident of New Orleans, Murphy J. Arsenaux III is a 34-year veteran of the fire service. This is his first book.