Yvorra Leadership Development Foundation

Past Award Recipients

Award Year: 2008

Mr. Jeffrey A. Grote

Deputy Chief of Emergency Operations, Kansas City Fire Department, Kansas City, MO

Leadership walks hand and hand with respect. Firefighters and fire officers must respect the individual within a given leadership role for that individual to be able to lead. Additionally, the character trait of truth has equal merit. I base my ethical and moral foundations on the virtue of truthfulness. Without this component, leaders fall into the class of managers. I believe that leaders should stand next to the men and women of the fire service, not in front of or behind them.