Chief Dennis Reilly and Jason Hoevelmann discuss leadership for firefighters and fire officers specifically regarding being a consistent leader and officer using the Leadership Triad.

It comes downs to a strong moral compass and the firm foundation based on ethics and doing what's right.

THE MORAL & ETHICAL OBLIGATIONS OF BEING AN OFFICER:

• Your decisions and actions need to be driven by your own moral compass
• Your compass needs to be in line with that of the organization
• There should be no question where you stand among your subordinates, your

peers, and your superiors. * Moral & ethically driven people bring consistency and stability to their work

place.

EXPECTATIONS:

• If you do not lay out your expectations there is no guarantee on what you will get
• Expectations need to be in writing, invest the time now to avoid the “Well I didn’t

know what you wanted” in the future. * At the task level positions, expectations need to center around tasks, at leadership

positons expectations need to include attitudes & behaviors.

MODELING:

• You will get what you display as your normal operating mode
• What you model is the future for your organization. As an officer, you have a Moral

& Ethical Obligation to leave your organization better than what you found it. * Chief Lasky once aid “Follow ugly kids home and you will find ugly parents”. * What you model is what they will do when you are not around.

ACCOUNTABILITY:

• This can be quite uncomfortable but as an officer you must be comfortable with being uncomfortable.
• You have a Moral & Ethical obligation to correct unsatisfactory or counterproductive behaviors. We didn’t promote you because you look good, we expect you to do your job.
• If you fail to hold your members accountable there is a good chance that your boss will hold you accountable. In some organizations, this is known as “failure to supervise” and can lead to demotion and/or termination.

Link to additional file on Leadership Triad

All driven by the Moral &

Ethical obligations of being an officer

 Mission First * Do Your Job