By Rick Lasky, Chief (Ret.), Lewisville (TX) Fire Department and John Salka, Battalion Chief (Ret.), FDNY
 
Rick Lasky and John Salka are two of the most dynamic and inspirational leaders in the fire service.
 
Their book, Five Alarm Leadership, is a compilation of leadership lessons learned, situations handled, decisions made, and problems solved during their combined 60-plus years of fire service experience. Also included is a special introduction by Chief (ret.) Bobby Halton, Editor-in-Chief of Fire Engineering magazine, outlining the nature of transformational leadership and its power to inspire excellence in the fire service.
 
Contents:
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction by Bobby Halton
Defining leadership
Brotherhood
Managers enforce rules, leaders promote values
Supervision
Think of a great leader
Getting things done
Integrity
Initiative
Innovation
Insight
Interest
Inspiration
Intensity
Information
What kind of leader are you?
It's your time to lead