The fire-ground is one big band performance with everyone playing in sync with each other. The command officer is the band maestro and he/she is in charge of the way the team sounds, In this episode Battalion Chief Dave Polikoff gives a little insight on his command program that he will be presenting tomorrow at FDIC as well as his perspective on being a successful command officer. 

The fire-ground is one big band performance with everyone playing in sync with each other. The command officer is the band maestro and he/she is in charge of the way the team sounds. In this episode Battalion Chief Dave Polikoff gives a little insight on his command program that he will be presenting tomorrow here at FDIC as well as his perspective on being a successful command officer.

Motivation is key to a successful crew in the fire service. But how do we get to that point? How do we motivate the unmotivated? How do we deal with the unmotivated? Capitol Fire Training instructors RJ & Dave Polikoff discuss the fine details of combating these obstacles and people in the fire service.