Roundtable Talk – Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late: Develop Future Leaders Now

Effective, informed, and consistent leadership is one of the keys to a successful fire or EMS department. However, succession planning often gets put off until a chief is nearing retirement – and by then, it’s already too late to cultivate the next generation of leaders. Join this one-hour NVFC Roundtable Talk to learn how volunteer fire departments can identify and develop future leaders early, preserve institutional knowledge before it walks out the door, and turn succession planning into an actual practice rather than an afterthought. A department with prepared leaders is a safer, more resilient one.
Presenters: John Alston, Jeff Cash, Denis Onieal, Ken Willette (Moderator)