BobbieOnFire
Bobbie Scopa spent a lifetime working in the fire service. For 45 years she worked as a firefighter, chief and deputy director throughout the western US and Washington DC. Bobbie responded to many western mega-fires that have become so prevalent in the US in addition to significant natural disasters like hurricanes and even spent a month working at ground zero in New York City following September 11th 2001.
Throughout her long career Bobbie had the opportunity to lead large organizations during the urgency of emergencies as well as during the calm between calamities. This has given her volumes of stories from incidents during her career, both at the fire station, emergency scenes, council chambers, board rooms and even in Washington DC.
Now Bobbie is a podcast host with millions of story downloads, a published author, a magazine columnist and public speaker. After 45 years in the fire service and in leadership roles, one can’t help but become a student of leadership. Bobbie has seen the good, the bad and the ugly sides of leadership. She became a student of leadership and now speaks to organizations on that very subject. Additionally, because of Bobbie’s unique personal history, she is able to weave her leadership lessons into critical yet interesting diversity and inclusion presentations.
On this site, you can listen to her audio podcasts, read her monthly magazine column, find her book and contact her for speaking opportunities for your group. Feel free to reach out to Bobbie through the contact page.