num_pages: 386
description: What can you learn from a hotshot supe? You might be surprised.Clearly it takes toughness strength and will to lead a hotshot crew. Did you know it also takes empathy humor and intellect? All that and more goes into building a motivated efficient team that survives the grueling fire season and sticks together like a family. The hotshot superintendents in this book dont just know this theyve lived it and theyre passing their knowledge on to you. This best-practices guide and oral history is written for wildland firefighters and anyone else looking for insights into living and working as a hotshot.These successful leaders Advice for starting and building a career in wildland fireBest practices for hiring training and leadingTips for balancing a demanding dangerous job with home and family lifeHonest discussions about handling the heavy mistakes burnout heartbreak deathMemories of the past and ideas for the futureHilarious stories about their fellow supesThere are easier careers with higher pay or greater glory but hotshot supes still say they have the best job in wildland fire. Look inside to find out why.THE Aguilar  J. W. Allendorf  Dennis Baldridge  Bob Bennett  Ron Bollier  Charlie Caldwell  Barry Callenberger  Ben Charley  Jim Cook  Steve Dickenson  Anthony Escobar  Dan Fiorito  Paul Gleason  Lance Honda  Ken Jordan  Steve Karkanen  Greg Keller  Kurt LaRue  Craig Lechleiter  Shawna Legarza  Mark Linane  Ted Mathiesen  Dave Matier  Paul Musser  Greg Overacker  Ron Regan  Brit Rosso  Bill Sandborg  Fred Schoeffler  Stan Stewart  Art Torrez  Greg Vergari  Rusty Witwer  Craig Workman  Bob Wright
language: English
title: The Supe's Handbook: Leadership Lessons from America's Hotshot Crews
publisher: Desert Rat Press