IGNITE: Leadership in a Crisis

 

Leaders aren't built in a crisis. They are revealed. - Jacob Espinoza, Leadership Lens

[Photo: Kari Greer/USFS]

When Given Lemons, Make Lemonade

(Photo: Kyle Miller/Wyoming IHC)

The crew is done with the Little Book Cliff Fire. It was a good fire to do a test run of our logistical planning. 

 

There was a push for crews to be more self sufficient this year with food. There are few things more important on a hotshot crew than good nutritious food. Besides helping recovery and fueling crew members through strenuous days, good food is tied to high moral and attitude. These are things we knew when we started the planning process in late March. 

You Have Been Training for This Moment

(Photo: Dan Malia)

As students of leadership, you have been preparing to lead through crisis since you took L-180, Human Factors. As you moved through the wildland fire leadership curriculum, you gained tools to respond to crisis situations—situations like a pandemic response.