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What This Community Is (and Is Not)

If you’re here looking for shortcuts, test answers, or rank without responsibility, this probably isn’t your place.

This community exists for firefighters and fire officers who take their career seriously—those who want more than the next promotion and understand that leadership is built long before the badge changes.

Who This Community Is For This group is for:

Firefighters preparing for their first officer role
Newly promoted officers looking for guidance and confidence
Experienced officers who want to sharpen their leadership
Fire service professionals who value mentorship, discipline, and growth

If you believe leadership is something you train, not something you assume, you’re in the right place.

The Problem Most Firefighters Face:

The fire service does a good job teaching tactics and policy.

It does a poor job mentoring leaders.

Most firefighters are promoted with:

A test score
A badge
A rule book

But very little guidance on:

Leading former peers
Making hard decisions under pressure
Handling conflict, doubt, and responsibility
Building a career that lasts—not one that burns out

This community exists to fill that gap.

Why This Community Exists

After more than 30 years in the fire service—serving from firefighter to chief officer—I’ve seen the same pattern repeat itself:

Good firefighters struggle as new officers not because they lack ability, but because they lack mentorship.

This community was built to provide what many of us never had:

Honest guidance
Real-world leadership discussion
Career perspective
Accountability

Not theory. Not ego. Experience.

What Makes This Community Different

This is not:

A passive course you watch once
A motivational quote feed
A rank-based ego contest

This is:

An interactive mentorship community
Experience-based leadership discussions
Career guidance you can actually apply
A place where questions are encouraged
A space where growth is expected

If you show up, engage, and apply what you learn—you will grow here.

How to Get the Most Value Here

This community works when you participate.

Your expectations:

Introduce yourself and your goals
Ask questions early and often
Share lessons learned (successes and failures)
Engage weekly—not just when you need something
Apply what you learn on the job

Lurking won’t build leadership. Engagement will.

One Final Thing

The best fire officers I’ve known all had one thing in common:

They never stopped being students.

If you’re committed to becoming a better firefighter, officer, and leader—and you’re willing to learn from others who have walked the path—you belong here.

Welcome to a community built on mentorship, accountability, and long-term fire service leadership.

Let’s get to work.

— Roger Waters

Firefighter • Officer • Mentor

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