The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. In the fire service, getting from point “A” to point “B” is a challenge on some emergency incident scenes, especially critical incidents, and achievement is the journey and the overcoming of the obstacles for a successful outcome. Firefighters are faced with challenges around the fire station and in the administrative arena, such as developing a succession plan or team. Point-to-point leadership provides fundamental principles that identify the challenges fire service leaders encounter and offers a step-by-step process to get through difficult situations and incidents. Leaders often can get from point to point by an expeditious route but not necessarily by way of a straight line (the shortest distance). Obstacles, variables, and predictable influences are ever present. You will learn how to understand, predict, and manage the obstacles on the emergency incident scene and how to make critical decisions.
