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Professional Reading Program
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The Professional Reading Program is intended to provide a selection of readings that will support continuing education efforts within the wildland fire service. A reading program will add depth and breadth to a fire leader’s development at any stage of their career and is an important component of any leader development process. Articles and official documents that are on the Web, such as accident investigations, are linked here. Many can be downloaded and printed. Many of the books are available in libraries. Most books listed are currently available on the Web through various sources such as Amazon at www.amazon.com or Barnes & Noble at www.barnesandnoble.com or Books Price at www.booksprice.com.
All branches of the United States military have professional reading programs and a key part of those programs is the recommendation that every leader read at least two books a year. Many corporations have required readings for their supervisors and managers. For several hundred dollars, a fire organization can put together a good library from the titles on this list and implement a reading program on their home unit. How many of our young firefighters know what happened at South Canyon? How many have read anything that discusses the principles of sound leadership? How many have read stories from other disciplines or endeavors that describe leaders in action? This is not busy work; this is not drudgery. These readings will provoke reflection, discussion, and debate. The selected titles have been chosen for their intrinsic excitement as well as their content. Many of the books will be hard to put down. Let this be your roadmap to an enjoyable and rewarding reading program. Professional Reading List (online html) |
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