Press Room Article: Firefighter Says Personal Mission and Vision Helps Combat Fire
Ojai, Ca (PRWeb) July 1, 2004 -- Firefighting is often defined as one of the top 10 most dangerous occupations. No one doubts the importance of a firefighters' work, nor the high element of danger involved.
Doug Campbell, internationally known Fire Behavior Analyst, author and
trainer of Campbell Prediction Systems, recognized the importance of building
a mission statement for firefighters. "I use my own personal mission statement
to guide my decisions, and vision statement to determine future projects,
whether as an expert witness in fire hazard analysis, public or in private
fire safety awareness," says Campbell.
Using his firefighting experience, training and knowledge, Campbell defined
the firefighter's mission by listing strengths, shared values, knowledge
of fires, past fire behavior patterns, avoidance of past mistakes and
incorporating proven tactics.
Campbell realized the impact of having a sound mission statement and the
importance of a vision statement for creating the future-wise firefighter,
a firefighter who: identifies the fire's weakness, minimizes all negative
impacts on supervised firefighters, communicates the whole fire situation,
maintains strong and well firefighters throughout the siege, uses fire
wisdom, and maintains the avoidance of fire traps.
It was the process described and used in the recently published Mission
and Vision Statements: Your Path to a Successful Business Future that
ignited Campbell's true purpose and business vision for the future. Doug
Campbell has used this same process to develop his own personal mission
and vision statements. He highly recommends the use of this process for
every firefighter - to be aware and know their mission and firefighter's
vision for the future.
"Any organization, large and small, can benefit from a properly crafted
mission and vision statement. Individuals, especially, create a purpose
driven life, resulting in a happier, more productive structure of their
daily actions," said Mr. Don Midgett, Managing Partner of The GenesisGroup,
and author of Mission and Vision Statements: Your Path to a Successful
Business Future. "When Doug asked me for guidance, I was excited to work
with him to provide a tool that would help firefighters all around the
world and under the most intense of pressure situations."
"I use my personal vision statement as a part of my procedural life,"
Campbell says. A measure of success would have the well-prepared firefighter
find what the fire is about to do; plan to deal with its potential; and
save others from poorly devised tactical actions. A firefighters work
and life is very mission and purpose driven. Living a purpose driven life
is something anyone can do, and should, to get the most from their efforts
and time.
Mission and Vision Statements: Your Path to a Successful Business Future, 81 pages, is available in digital format (pdf) at www.missionvisionstatement.com for $25.00.
To schedule an interview with Don Midgett, email him at or call 805-746-3161.