You already know something is wrong.
This tells you exactly what it is.
The Culture Assessment is a 10-question diagnostic built specifically for fire chiefs and battalion chiefs — to help you identify where your culture is breaking down and why.
The problem it solves
Most culture problems don't announce themselves. They show up as accountability that runs through you instead of your officers. Communication that gets lost between your command staff and your crews. High performers going quiet before they leave.
The gap between what you believe is happening in your department and what your people are actually experiencing — that gap is your culture problem.
This assessment gives you a structured way to look at it honestly.
What's inside
Accountability & Standards
Are your officers holding the standard — or bringing everything to you?
Communication & Trust
Do your people bring you problems early, or after they've already grown?
Morale & Engagement
Are your best performers valued — or quietly updating their résumés?
Scored & Interpreted
A clear rubric tells you exactly where to focus first.
It takes less than five minutes. Answer based on what is actually true in your department — not what you want to be true. The score will tell you the rest.
Chief Chris Armstrong spent more than 35 years in public safety leadership, including serving as Fire Chief for two large all-hazards departments. The Thinking Chief Leadership Group exists to help fire service leaders close the gap between knowing what good leadership looks like — and consistently doing it.