Richard Davis
MS EXECUTIVE FIRE SERVICE LEADERSHIP, BS
CO, USIgniting leadership potential, passion, and purpose in people with lessons from a professional fire department incident commander and military veteran.
Rick Davis is a retired battalion chief from the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority (LFRA) in Colorado. He served as a firefighter for thirty-seven years and with LFRA for over twenty-nine. During his time with Loveland Fire, Rick led several teams and served as a shift commander and training chief.
Rick is a veteran of both the United States Air Force and United States Marine Corps.
Rick is the founder of the Fire Officer Leadership Academy providing leadership training, coaching, and mentoring to fire department officers.
Rick authored The Furnace of Leadership Development, an Amazon international best-selling book.
Originally from New Jersey, he now lives in Loveland, Colorado with his wife and their dog, Java. He also has two adult daughters who live nearby with their husbands. Rick is a student of leadership, military history, and finds studying the Gettysburg Campaign of 1863 of great interest. To invite Rick to speak at your event or organization, please contact him at rick@fireofficerleadershipacademy.com.
Rick Davis is a retired battalion chief from the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority (LFRA) in Colorado. He served as a firefighter for thirty-seven years and with LFRA for over twenty-nine. During his time with Loveland Fire, Rick led several teams and served as a shift commander and training chief.
Rick is a veteran of both the United States Air Force and United States Marine Corps.
Rick is the founder of the Fire Officer Leadership Academy providing leadership training, coaching, and mentoring to fire department officers.
Rick authored The Furnace of Leadership Development, an Amazon international best-selling book.
Originally from New Jersey, he now lives in Loveland, Colorado with his wife and their dog, Java. He also has two adult daughters who live nearby with their husbands. Rick is a student of leadership, military history, and finds studying the Gettysburg Campaign of 1863 of great interest. To invite Rick to speak at your event or organization, please contact him at rick@fireofficerleadershipacademy.com.
Anchor Point: Character in Leadership
o The Foundation of Leadership: Character
o The Law of the Ladder: Character growth determines the height of your personal growth.
o...
Raising the Ladder: Personal Growth & Development
In firefighting, extension ladders are vital tools used to reach windows and roofs to perform a variety of tasks. The operation is performed more efficiently and safely when two firefighters carry, raise, and extend the ladder, compared to just one person doing it alone. Leadership growth functions along the same lines. Climbing the ladder of development alone will only take you so far. However, when engaging others in the process, you will ascend to new heights. This program...
Hazard Classifications of Personnel Problems
In 1974, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act created a system to identify dangerous chemicals during shipment. The categories included explosives through corrosives, and one for miscellaneous products as well. This class compares seven of those categories to the various personalities present in any organization and how to lead through them such as:
- The explosive personality
- The slow boiler
- The combustible fire of anger
- The volatile...
Burnover: Managing Change & Transition
A burn-over is a fast-moving event where a wildfire moves through a location and overtakes personnel and equipment, and there is no opportunity to escape. For many people, change and transition is a personal burn-over where they are caught off guard, they do not know how to react to the situation, and panic sets in. This program:
- Examines the fears, anxieties, and challenges associated with change.
- Discusses the important differences between change and...
Navigating the Sea of Decisions
Failing to function and make decisions in dynamic environments leads to lost productivity, decreased efficiency, and the potential for injury or loss of life. This program discusses three elements contributing to stressful decision making:
- Environmental influences on decision making, i.e., weather, noise, physical surroundings, etc.
- Impacts of human factors on decision making.
- Effects of individual training, experience, and education on decision...
The Canoe: Power of Influence
You do not need a title, rank, or position to influence people. Whenever you connect with another person, you exert influence. EVERYTHING you do at home, at work, or at play, has an impact on the lives around you. In this program, Rick talks about finding his father deceased on the floor from a heart attack, and the two men who had tremendous influence on his life afterwards. One of those men was his Uncle Cliff who owned a canoe and used it...
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