L-280: Followership to Leadership is an introductory leadership course. The contact hours include classroom instruction followed by field exercises with students working through a series of problem solving events in small teams. This course is designed as a self-assessment opportunity for individuals preparing to step into a leadership role. Subject areas include leadership values and principles, transition challenges for new leaders, situational leadership, teambuilding, and ethical decision making.

This course is specifically designed for operational personnel at the Firefighter Type 1 level preparing to advance to the Single Resource Boss level. However, the course has application for all incident supervisory personnel.

Student Prerequisites

• As a minimum, students should be qualified as a Firefighter Type 2 and should have completed L-180: Human Factors in the Wildland Fire Service.

• Students must complete a pre-course work assignment that involves reading the article; "Ten Rules to Good Followership."