One thing as leaders that we rarely talk, or even think about are the leadership traits. These are the things that make people want to follow you, an essential component of leadership. As a leader you should look behind often,…

Steve Dongworth
0 Articles0 CommentsOriginally from Plymouth, England, Steve Dongworth joined the fire service in June 1976 and reached the rank of Station Commander. He immigrated to Canada with his family in 1991 and joined the Calgary Fire Department in 1992. In 2000, he was promoted to deputy chief and served in a variety of commands, including Operations, Training, Community Services, Administration and Emergency Management. He became Fire Chief of the Calgary Fire Department on January 1, 2015.
Changing the culture of the Calgary Fire Department
In January, 2015, I became the Fire Chief of the Calgary Fire Department (CFD). It is both an efficient, well-run organization and one existing in an environment of increasing diversity and seemingly endless change. What then, is required to be…