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Promotional Preparation and Officer Development Webinars and Podcasts:

Podcast published on Fire Engineering's Humpday Hangout with Frank Ricci & P.J. Norwood:

 

FREE On-Demand Webinar: 101 Tips to Ace Your Promotional Exam - New Book Announcement!

FREE On-Demand Webinar: 101 Tips to Ace Your Promotional Exam - TIP #1

FREE On-Demand Webinar: 101 Tips to Ace Your Promotional Exam - TIP #2

FREE On-Demand Webinar: 101 Tips to Ace Your Promotional Exam - TIP #3

FREE On-Demand Webinar: 101 Tips to Ace Your Promotional Exam - TIP #4

FREE On-Demand Webinar: 101 Tips to Ace Your Promotional Exam - TIP #5

FREE On-Demand Webinar: 101 Tips to Ace Your Promotional Exam - TIP #6

FREE On-Demand Webinar: 101 Tips to Ace Your Promotional Exam - TIP #7

FREE On-Demand Webinar: 101 Tips to Ace Your Promotional Exam - TIP #8

FREE On-Demand Webinar: 101 Tips to Ace Your Promotional Exam - TIP #9

FREE On-Demand Webinar: 101 Tips to Ace Your Promotional Exam - TIP #10

FREE On-Demand Webinar: How to Excel at Fire Department Promotional Exams - Episode 1: Top 10 Reasons People Don't Pass or Score High on Their Promotional Exam! (Part 1)

FREE On-Demand Webinar: How to Excel at Fire Department Promotional Exams - Episode 2: Top 10 Reasons People Don't Pass or Score High on Their Promotional Exam! (Part 2)

FREE On-Demand Webinar: How to Excel at Fire Department Promotional Exams - Episode 3: 12 Steps for Success During Your Next Fire Department Promotional Exam! (Part 1)

FREE On-Demand Webinar: How to Excel at Fire Department Promotional Exams - Episode 4: 12 Steps for Success During Your Next Fire Department Promotional Exam! (Part 2)

FREE On-Demand Webinar: How to Excel at Fire Department Promotional Exams - Episode 5: What To Expect On Your Next Promotional Examination!

FREE On-Demand Webinar: How to Excel at Fire Department Promotional Exams - Episode 6: What Will I Be Graded On During My Next Promotional Exam?

FREE On-Demand Webinar: How to Excel at Fire Department Promotional Exams - Episode 7: What Are THEY Looking For When I Take My Next Promotional Exam?

FREE On-Demand Webinar: How to Excel at Fire Department Promotional Exams - Episode 8: What Is the Fire Chief Looking For When I Take My Next Promotional Exam? - Part 1

FREE On-Demand Webinar: How to Excel at Fire Department Promotional Exams - Episode 9: What Is the Fire Chief Looking For When I Take My Next Promotional Exam? - Part 2

FREE On-Demand Webinar: How to Excel at Fire Department Promotional Exams - Episode 10: What Is the Fire Chief Looking For When I Take My Next Promotional Exam? - Part 3

FREE On-Demand Webinar: How to Excel at Fire Department Promotional Exams - Episode 11: What Is the Fire Chief Looking For When I Take My Next Promotional Exam? - Part 4

FREE On-Demand Webinar: How to Excel at Fire Department Promotional Exams - Episode 12 :The Fire Chief's Interview!

FREE On-Demand Webinar: How to Excel at Fire Department Promotional Exams - Episode 13: You failed the promotional exam or made the promotional list - but then the fire chief passed you over!

FREE On-Demand Webinar: How to Excel at Fire Department Promotional Exams - Episode 14: My fire chief does not want to promote me - what are my options?

Promotional Preparation and Officer Development Related Information:

Steve has had over 200 articles or blogs published in all of the major fire service publications. To view career development and other fire service related articles or blogs authored by Steve Prziborowski and published in the major fire service publications and websites, click on the following links and also scroll down as there are more specific articles broken out separately:

Master's Degree Thesis Paper: 

The Need for Company Officer Development Programs in the Fire Service
Master's Degree Thesis Paper
MS Degree Thesis Steve Prziborowski.pdf
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Executive Fire Officer Program Year 1 Applied Research Project:

Future Chief Officer Preparation Needs for the SCCFD
National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program: Year 1 Applied Research Project
EFO Year 1 ARP Steve Prziborowski.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [632.4 KB]

Executive Fire Officer Program Year 2 Applied Research Project:

The SCCFD Fire Prevention Self-Inspection Program: Is It Meeting Expectations?
National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program: Year 2 Applied Research Project
EFO Year 2 ARP Steve Prziborowski.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [524.2 KB]

Executive Fire Officer Program Year 3 Applied Research Project:

The SCCFD Company Officer Continuing Education Program: Is It Meeting Expectations?
National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program: Year 3 Applied Research Project
EFO Year 3 ARP Steve Prziborowski.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [202.5 KB]

Executive Fire Officer Program Year 4 Applied Research Project:

Recruiting the Future Administrative Staff Chief Officers of the SCCFD
National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program: Year 4 Applied Research Project
EFO Year 4 ARP Steve Prziborowski.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [541.5 KB]

Published in Firehouse Magazine & Firehouse.com:

 

 

Published in www.firenuggets.com

 

  • July/August 2015: What to expect on the Engineer promotional exam!
  • November/December 2015: What to expect on the Battalion Chief promotional exam!
  • March 2016:  What to expect on the Company Officer or Chief Officer Written Promotional Exam!
  • May 2016:  How to get involved in your department and your community!
  • July 2016:  Volunteer opportunities for the future (or current) Firefighter
  • September 2016:  Getting hired or promoted is a MINDSET.
  • November 2016:  Common questions to answer during a promotional assessment center.
  • January/February 2017:  The Fire Officer Promise - Part 1.
  • March/April 2017:  The Fire Officer Promise - Part 2.
  • May/June 2017:  Questions you may get asked during the Emergency Simulation Exercise.
  • July/August 2017:  Ace that next Oral Presentation!
  • November/December 2017:  Becoming a Firefighter, What are they looking for?
  • January/February 2018:  The Firefighter's Promise - Part 1.

    To view those issues free of charge, go to www.firenuggets.com

 

Also, below are some additional ones from Fire Nuggets:

So, you want to get promoted in the fire service? General guidelines to assist you!
So, You Want To Get Promoted In The Fire[...]
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Promotional Preparation to-do list
Promotional Preparation To-Do List.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [69.2 KB]
You didn't pass the promotional exam - now what?
You Didnt Pass the Promotional Exam - No[...]
Adobe Acrobat document [229.3 KB]
You didn't get Promoted, now what? Part 1
You didn't get promoted, now what? Part [...]
Adobe Acrobat document [436.3 KB]
You didn't get Promoted, now what? Part 2
You didn't get promoted, now what? Part [...]
Adobe Acrobat document [455.1 KB]
What to Expect on the Company Officer Promotional Exam
What To Expect On The Company Officer Pr[...]
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Career Development is a Journey, not a Destination!
Career Development is a Journey Not a De[...]
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Getting hired as a Firefighter: Prepare for the position, not just the test!
Getting hired as a firefighter.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [798.9 KB]
October-December 2014 issue: Questions to ask yourself Before Managing an Incident (Part 1)
straight_tip_oct-dec2014_web_print.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [2.5 MB]

Published in the Fire Department Safety Officer Association's Safety Gram:

 

Published in the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) On Scene Magazine - www.iafc.org:

Are we just giving lip service to safety?
IAFC On Scene Article Lip Service to Saf[...]
Adobe Acrobat document [1.2 MB]
Where will your next Fire Chief come from?
IAFC Lack of Quality Fire Chief Article [...]
Adobe Acrobat document [86.6 KB]
What's keeping your personnel from promoting?
IAFC Lack of Quality Fire Chief Article [...]
Adobe Acrobat document [82.2 KB]
Ensuring qualified candidates for your next Chief vacancy!
IAFC On Scene Article December 2015 Ensu[...]
Adobe Acrobat document [71.0 KB]
What to do when internal candidates don't get the promotion!
IAFC On Scene Article July 2016.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [104.9 KB]

Podcast published on Jason Liska's The Can Man Radio Show:

 

Podcast published on Dr. Donnie's Get Balanced Podcast:

 

Podcast published on Steve Greene's Dalmation Productions

Five-Alarm Task Force Podcast:

 

Video Interview - Firefighters in fire trucks getting ice cream, interviewed by Jesse Quinalty 

 

Part 1:  CLICK HERE

Part 2:  CLICK HERE

Video teaser/trailer for "25 Reasons to hire you as a Firefighter" by Steve Prziborowski:  CLICK HERE

Video Interview with Chief Bob Atlas of Fire Alumni:  CLICK HERE

Video Interview with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation on the benefits of encouraging our personnel to speak up and do something when they see something unsafe:  CLICK HERE

Video Interview - IAFC 3 Tips on Training Company Officers to Lead:  CLICK HERE

Webinar hosted by the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), Volunteer & Combination Officers Section:

 

Webinar hosted by Kaplan University:

 

Promotional Preparation & Officer Development PowerPoint Presentations:

FDIC Presentation: Top Tips To Ace Your Promotional Exam - April 16, 2024
FDIC 2024 Top Tips Ace Promotional Exam.[...]
Microsoft Power Point presentation [62.6 MB]
How to Excel at Fire Department Promotional Exams - 1 Day Class Handout
From the 1 day class I presented at the annual California Training Officers Symposium in Fresno, CA on November 18, 2016.
Fresno Symposium 2016 How To Excel 1 day[...]
Adobe Acrobat document [6.4 MB]
How To Excel At Fire Department Promotional Exams - The Key Points
This PowerPoint presentation will offer some key points from the most commonly seen assessment center events.
Key Points For Your Next Promotional Exa[...]
Adobe Acrobat document [5.9 MB]
Top 10 Contributing Factors For Firefighter Line Of Duty Deaths (LODDs)
This is a PowerPoint presentation I have used in the past to highlight the top 10 contributing factors of Firefighter LODDs so that we can do our best to learn from history and not allow history to repeat itself in the form of another LODD. If we truly care about those who have lost their life, we won't just say "never forget," we will truly do what we can to never forget through our actions!
Top 10 Reasons For Firefighter LODDs.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [4.4 MB]
101 Drills for the Company Officer & The Company Officer as the Training Officer of their crew
This is a PowerPoint presentation I have used in the past to offer suggestions to the Company Officer to be the best Training Officer of their crew, including 101 different drills that can be used over the course of the year. Additionally tips are offered to be the best instructor you can be!
101 Drills for the Company Officer.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [3.6 MB]
Leadership Lessons Learned AFTER Getting Promoted To Fire Officer
This is a PowerPoint presentation I have used in the past to focus on 100 different lessons learned AFTER I was promoted to both Captain, Battalion Chief and even now as a Deputy Chief. As they say, if we only knew now what we knew then... Hopefully some of these key points will assist you with your career development.
Leadership Lessons Learned After Getting[...]
Adobe Acrobat document [6.3 MB]
Survival Skills For The Newly Promoted Battalion Chief
This is a PowerPoint presentation I have used in the past to offer some suggestions of various survival skills for someone transitioning to the chief officer ranks.
BC survival skills.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [1.9 MB]
Reading Smoke - The Sequel
This is a PowerPoint presentation courtesy of Dave Dodsen and Billy Goldfeder. If you haven't checked out the Reading Smoke information provided by Chief Dave Dodson, you're missing out on a lot of valuable info that will make you safer and just may save your life, or the life of a brother or sister Firefighter.
Reading_Smoke_Sequel.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [8.7 MB]
Residential Sprinkler Systems
Many Firefighters still reject or downplay the value of fire sprinklers. If you are one that fits into one of those two areas, hopefully this PowerPoint presentation will help convince you of the benefit of having fire sprinklers in at least every residential structure.
Residential Fire Sprinklers.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [2.6 MB]

Promotional Preparation & Officer Development Documents:

Rescue - Are You Going In Or Staying Outside?
A great article that discusses 2 in / 2 out and what actually constitutes a "Rescue," a term that is very often confused and misunderstood. If you are a company officer or chief officer, this is a must read BEFORE you ever decide whether to go inside a structure on fire to initiate emergency rescue activities or stay outside to wait for more personnel to arrive.
Rescue - In or out?.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [117.9 KB]
Top 10 Contributing Factors To Firefighter Line Of Duty Deaths (LODDs)
This is a companion to the above PowerPoint presentation - a cheat sheet of sorts to narrow down in a bullet point format the top 10 contributing factors to Firefighter LODDs.
10 factors to LODDs 2015.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [102.5 KB]
Article: Are We Just Giving Lip Service To Safety?
This is a quick read, a one page article I wrote for the International Association of Fire Chiefs On Scene Newsletter. It addresses the need for the fire service to take safety more seriously, and not just give lip service to the word safety.
IAFC On Scene Article Lip Service to Saf[...]
Adobe Acrobat document [1.2 MB]
Oral Interview - Opening & Closing Statements
Learn how to create jaw-dropping opening and closing statements that will help stand you apart (in a positive way) from your competitors!
Opening Closing Statement Handout.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [227.4 KB]
Oral Interview Preparation Tips
Even though the tips within this attachment came from being on an entry-level oral board for over a week, many of the suggestions within apply to oral interviews of all ranks.
Oral Interview Preparation Tips.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [156.3 KB]
Sample Fire Captain / Company Officer Oral Interview Questions
Captain Oral Interview Questions 2016.pd[...]
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Sample Battalion Chief Oral Interview Questions
BC Oral Interview Questions.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [63.8 KB]
Sample Personnel Counseling Problems
A series of practice questions you can use if you are preparing for an upcoming company officer or chief officer promotional examination, or if you just want a refresher on how to handle various personnel scenarios.
Sample Personnel Counseling Problems.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [74.8 KB]
Sample Personnel Expectations for a Captain to give to their Probationary Firefighter
Establishing expectations is critical to your success as a supervisor, manager, and/or leader. These are some expectations I used to share with probationary Firefighters when I was a Captain. Feel free to use these as a starting point to make your own!
Probationary Firefighter Expectations 1.[...]
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Battalion Chief Expectations Of Captains & Crews - Version #2
If you are a current or future company officer or chief officer, establishing personnel expectations is a must. This is a sample to use to create your own.
BC Expectations of Captains 2.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [99.3 KB]
Personnel Counseling Scenario - Sample Promotional Exam Scoring Sheet
Personnel Counseling Scoring Sheet.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [77.1 KB]
Emergency Scene Priorities For The Incident Commander
Whether you are a company officer or a chief officer, there is a great chance you will be first on scene of a working incident and have to serve as at least the initial Incident Commander until relieved by a higher ranking officer. This document will help you create your own action plan upon arrival and offer a check list of sorts to make sure you successfully manage the incident from start to finish.
Emergency Scene Priorities For The IC.pd[...]
Adobe Acrobat document [175.1 KB]
Four phases to manage an incident (cheat sheet to ensure you're covering the bases)
Four Phases To Manage Incident.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [92.2 KB]
Tactical Worksheet
Whether you are a company officer or a chief officer, at some point you will serve as an Incident Commander. One of most important things an Incident Commander can do is to track on paper what is occurring and what is getting done. This is a tactical worksheet I put together to help me manage incidents to ensure I covered all the bases. ** NOTE: if you want a Word version to use to modify for personal or department use, please email me at steve@code3firetraining.com
Tactical Worksheet 2020 Version.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [124.3 KB]

Entry-Level Firefighter Preparation Webinars, PowerPoint Presentations & Documents:

FREE On-Demand Webinars: Reach for the Firefighter Badge!

 

The following focus on FIRE FIGHTER CAREER PREPARATION! (Before Getting the Badge):

 

 

More FREE On-Demand Webinars: Reach for the Firefighter Badge!

The following focus on the FIRE DEPARTMENT HIRING PROCESS:

 

 

FREE On-Demand Webinar: Reach for the Firefighter badge - Do you have what it takes to be a Firefighter?

FREE On-Demand Webinar: How to Master the Fire Department Testing Process!

FREE On-Demand Webinar:  25 Reasons to Hire you as a Firefighter!

FREE On-Demand Webinar:  21 Key Points to Assist You Becoming a Firefighter!

Being the best Firefighter candidate you can be!
This is a PowerPoint presentation I have used to inspire future Firefighters to be the best they can be, and to also provide numerous key points for success!
Being Best You Can Be Firefighter Candid[...]
Adobe Acrobat document [1.3 MB]
25 Reasons to hire you as a Firefighter
This is a PowerPoint presentation I have used to provide 25 key points to future Firefighters to ensure they focus on what they need to focus on to get the badge! This was actually made into a DVD that is no longer in print titled the same.
25 Reasons To Hire You As a FF.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [3.6 MB]
3 most important phases of the Firefighter hiring process
This PowerPoint presentations focuses on the 3 most important phases of the Firefighter hiring process - the oral interview, the fire academy, and the probationary period.
3 most important phases of hiring proces[...]
Adobe Acrobat document [1.3 MB]
So, You Want To Become A Firefighter? 6 Key Points To Assist You!
For anyone starting the process or fairly new to the process of becoming a Firefighter, this document will provide a great road map to set anyone up for success! Updated July 2019.
Firefighter preparation for Chabot July [...]
Adobe Acrobat document [1.9 MB]

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Courage Under Fire Leadership by Steve Prziborowski - published by Fire Engineering Books

To order the PRINT edition, CLICK HERE.

101 Tips to Ace Your Promotional Exam by Steve Prziborowski - published by Fire Engineering Books 

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To order the KINDLE edition, CLICK HERE.

How To Excel At Fire Department Promotional Exams by Steve Prziborowski

For the paperback, CLICK HERE.

For the eBook, CLICK HERE.

The Future Firefighter's Preparation Guide by Steve Prziborowski

For the paperback, CLICK HERE.

For the eBook, CLICK HERE.

Reach for the Firefighter  Badge (How to Master the Fire Department Testing Process) by Steve Prziborowski

 

For the paperback, CLICK HERE.

For the eBook, CLICK HERE.

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