Leadership in the Frisco Fire Department (FFD) have suggested the general lack exists in regard to an established leadership training program for company officers and those personnel who might wish to promote to leadership positions within the department. This missing component has been identified as a problematic area that results in difficulty for personnel in those positions to develop uniform decision-making, problem-solving and leadership skills consistent with departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).Using the descriptive research method, answers to the following questions were sought in order to identify appropriate leadership competencies for the benefit of the FFD, its personnel and the community it serves: (a) What national competencies exist for leadership development? (b) What competencies are recommended for leadership development? (c) What types of competencies do other fire departments require of their company officers or those that wish to become company officers? and (d) What competencies does FFD want to include in a leadership program? Information obtained through a literature review proved valuable in identifying specific national competencies guide this process for other departments and assisted in the delineation of target competencies that are generally associated with leadership.Questionnaires sent externally to other fire departments and internally to selected FFD personnel identified a list of identifiable leadership competencies considered to be assets by other fire departments. Additionally, a compilation of data from other departments, national resources and local personnel feedback have allowed the current researcher to describe potential competencies that would be suitable for the Frisco Fire Department to include in a leadership training program. Results from the current descriptive research have culminated in the recommendation that appropriate personnel within the department and City of Frisco be made aware of this information.Further, the current researcher has suggested that a committee be formed to review the results of this research project and to use it as a means to further explore leadership competencies and other issues for possible development and implementation of a leadership training program. Such a leadership program would represent an important achievement in ensuring that leadership positions within FFD are filled by personnel who understand and can apply leadership competencies to the benefit of the department and citizens served.