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Field Guide #1 is an easily accessible workbook that helps users hone their competence in the 60 leadership skills described in Every Fire-Rescue Professional is a Leader. It is recommended for fire-rescue personnel at all ranks and positions and for agency governing body members. The Field Guide’s stripped-down format contains basic information about each skill, sample behaviors, self-assessments for users to track their progress, and space for personal notes and observations. Those observations can lead to new insights about how to use each skill to its fullest extent, especially when they are weighed against others’ experiences such as those described in the book through stories shared by fire-rescue professionals from all ranks. Completing the self-assessment results in a customized blueprint for enhancing users’ leadership skills. The Afterword section suggests the next steps for each level of competence.