Leadership Toolbox

The Leadership Toolbox is changing with many components undergoing revision over the next year. Students of fire are encouraged to visit the toolbox on a regular basis to download the most current version of guides and references.

Local Staff Ride Archive

A new component has been added to the toolbox called the Local Staff Ride Archive. The intent of this resource is to provide a place for field units to archive existing staff ride packages for incidents of local interest and offer access to instructors desiring to conduct future staff rides. It can also assist individuals who want to develop staff rides at the local level by providing examples of similar efforts.

Local staff rides provide a great venue for conducting annual wildland fire refreshers and enhancing the delivery of formal NWCG courses.

L-280 Field Leadership Assessment Course (FLAC)

The purpose of this tool is to provide support to facilitators in the planning, development, and execution of the Field Leadership Assessment Course (FLAC) portion of L-280. FLACs are intended to provide an opportunity for the students to practice the leadership, communication, and teamwork concepts covered in the curriculum. A well-planned FLAC is essential for a successful course.

Leadership in Cinema

Recent additions to the Leadership in Cinema library include Gettysburg, K-19, and Courage Under Fire. New features have been added to the Courage Under Fire lesson plan called Fireline Leadership Challenges.

"Leaders are readers." Are you taking the time to develop your leadership skills through reading? Fireline Leadership Challenge #1 engages the wildland fire Professional Reading Program. Publications found within Wildland Fire Book on Books have been selected that relate to leadership lessons found within Courage Under Fire. Also included are numerous short articles that deal with courage and leadership.

Fireline Leadership Challenge #2 is a real-life case study titled "US Airways Flight 1549 - Competent Courage." The case study focuses on the recent aircraft incident where Captain Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III safely landed US Airways jet on the Hudson River with no loss of life and few injuries.

http://www.fireleadership.gov/toolbox/

Contribute your local staff ride to leadership_feddback@nifc.blm.gov for consideration in the Local Staff Ride Archive.

We need your help to expand the Leadership in Cinema lesson plan library. Even if you have rough drafts, the Leadership in Cinema staff can formalize your information into an acceptable format. If you have questions that you've developed to add to an existing lesson plan, submit them to leadership_feddback@nifc.blm.gov for consideration as well.