Weekly Scrap #357 - Chief Tom Richardson – Leadership at the Highest Level

About this episode

Chief Tom Richardson shares insights on leadership from his extensive career in the FDNY.

Joined on this episode by the one and only Tom Richardson, retired FDNY Chief of Department! Chief Richardson walks the walk, serving 42 years with the FDNY, rising through every rank to lead as the top uniformed officer in the busiest fire department in the nation. A lifelong firefighter, he’s been a volunteer in Deer Park since 1978 (serving as Chief of Department there in 1999-2000 and 2009-2011) and currently serves on the Board of Fire Commissioners. He holds a Master of Arts in Securit...

People in this episode

Host: Corley Moore

Guest: Tom Richardson

Topics covered

• leadership
• firefighting
• career development
• public service
• emergency management

Keywords

• leadership
• fire department
• FDNY
• Tom Richardson
• firefighting career
• public service
• emergency response

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FDNY, Deer Park

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