Mastering the Fire Service Assessment Center
| AUTHOR | Kastros, Anthony |
| PUBLISHER | Fire Engineering Books (04/17/2018) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
Thousands of firefighters have reached their career goals using this curriculum to score on the top of their promotional lists and become outstanding officers
Why Read This Book?
This book will help you regardless of the fire officer rank you seek. You will learn where you need to improve, how to develop a specific personal plan to become an excellent officer, and how to do well with whatever assessment center exercises you face. You will find pages of mock exercises and score sheets, including:- More than 20 emergency simulations spanning residential, multi-family, commercial and wildland fires; hazardous materials incidents, multi-casualty incidents and more. 19 counseling exercises including interactive and video-based role plays. Oral presentations including teaching demonstrations, visual resumes and crew interaction. Supervisory exercises, in-baskets, modified in-baskets and leaderless groups. Essays, written incident reports, promotional interviews and qualifications review questionnaires.
- How to eliminate barriers and baggage from past tests. The secret to making the mental paradigm shift from candidate to officer. Exercise tools, key points and common pitfalls that plague candidates and officers alike.
- Enjoy reading "Wisdom from the Masters" from 18 fire service luminaries. They provide invaluable insights and challenges
you will face as you prepare to promote, whether for the first time as a company officer or up the chain as a chief officer. Learn lessons from the collective experience of thousands of students from the past 12 years whose feedback has been
distilled down into key points to benefit you in this second edition. Benefit from the many new elements in this book, including relevant articles, new exercises, and more extensive content
regarding the dimensions of leadership, management, and emergency operations.
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Product Format
Product Details
ISBN-13:
9781593704223
ISBN-10:
1593704224
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
Edition Number:
0002
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Page Count:
440
Carton Quantity:
12
Product Dimensions:
8.60 x 1.00 x 11.10 inches
Weight:
3.39 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Index,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Technology & Engineering | Fire Science
Technology & Engineering | Careers - Job Hunting
Technology & Engineering | Law Enforcement
Dewey Decimal:
363.370
Library of Congress Control Number:
2018012921
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
publisher marketing
Thousands of firefighters have reached their career goals using this curriculum to score on the top of their promotional lists and become outstanding officers
Why Read This Book?
This book will help you regardless of the fire officer rank you seek. You will learn where you need to improve, how to develop a specific personal plan to become an excellent officer, and how to do well with whatever assessment center exercises you face. You will find pages of mock exercises and score sheets, including:- More than 20 emergency simulations spanning residential, multi-family, commercial and wildland fires; hazardous materials incidents, multi-casualty incidents and more. 19 counseling exercises including interactive and video-based role plays. Oral presentations including teaching demonstrations, visual resumes and crew interaction. Supervisory exercises, in-baskets, modified in-baskets and leaderless groups. Essays, written incident reports, promotional interviews and qualifications review questionnaires.
- How to eliminate barriers and baggage from past tests. The secret to making the mental paradigm shift from candidate to officer. Exercise tools, key points and common pitfalls that plague candidates and officers alike.
- Enjoy reading "Wisdom from the Masters" from 18 fire service luminaries. They provide invaluable insights and challenges
you will face as you prepare to promote, whether for the first time as a company officer or up the chain as a chief officer. Learn lessons from the collective experience of thousands of students from the past 12 years whose feedback has been
distilled down into key points to benefit you in this second edition. Benefit from the many new elements in this book, including relevant articles, new exercises, and more extensive content
regarding the dimensions of leadership, management, and emergency operations.
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Author:
Kastros, Anthony
Anthony (Andoni) Kastros is a 19-year veteran of the fire service. He is a Battalion Chief with Sacramento Metro Fire District, and founder of Firefighter Inspiration Readiness and Education (FIRE). Through FIRE, he has coached hundreds of firefighters on assessment centers, interviews, and promotional techniques. He teaches leadership/team building for fire departments throughout California, and Fire Management at the community college level. He is a California State Certified instructor for Incident Command, Rapid Intervention Tactics, Driver/Operator, and Confined Space Rescue. He is a USAR Logistics Team Manager with Sacramento Task Force 7, deploying to New York on 9/11. He has spent 4 years with a Type 1 Incident Management Team, and developed Metro Fire's Rescue Company program. Anthony holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business and Human Resource Management, an Associate of Science degree in Fire Technology, and is a certified Fire Officer for California. Anthony makes his home in El Dorado Hills, California with his wife, Cynthia and their daughter, Sophia.
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