How does a Public Safety Leader Prepare for "Life & Death" Events?

Discuss the role of a public safety leader in extreme "life & death" situations?

To expand on the question, what are the responsibilities of the public safety leader in:

• Responding to extreme circumstances themselves?
• Readying their agency and it's members to respond, whether or not the the leader is present during the event?
• Preparing the community they serve to to be prepared in the event of a "life & death" occurrence?
• What is the leader's responsibility to prepare their community for recovery following what we are calling life & death or extreme circumstances?

References

• Reference Link 7.1 Motivation Theories http://www.sagepub.com/northouse6e/study/materials/reference/reference7.1.pdf
• Reference Link 7.2 Path-Goal Theory http://www.sagepub.com/northouse6e/study/materials/reference/reference7.2.pdf
• Reference Link 12.1 Future Team Effectiveness http://www.sagepub.com/northouse6e/study/materials/reference/reference12.1.pdf
• Reference Link 12.2 Shared Leadership http://www.sagepub.com/northouse6e/study/materials/reference/reference12.2.pdf
• Reference Link 12.1 Future Team Effectiveness http://www.sagepub.com/northouse6e/study/materials/reference/reference12.1.pdf
• Thomas A Kolditz, Extreme Leadership http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKFrKmhdYRs
• Extreme Leadership http://leadershipinfocus.blogspot.com/2009/08/in-extremis-leadership-introduction.html
• Leadership in Extreme Situations http://ezproxy.umuc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ehh&AN=84497091&site=eds-live&scope=site