Pork Chop and Apple Casserole is easy to scale up or down depending on the size of the crew.  I like to use nice, thick pork chops and brine them for several hours to help keep them moist. LODD: Two firefighters killed and one injured in an apparatus accident in Nevada 2016 A Delaware firefighter […]

Dad Joke Friday: Q: What did one ocean say to the other ocean? A: Nothing, they just waved LODD: Volunteer fire fighter/fire service products salesman dies after being struck by dislodged rescue airbag – South Dakota 2003 Thirteen Chicago firefighters die while battling a blaze at the World’s Fair – 1893 Major Incidents: In 1991, […]

“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen” – Michael Jordan LODD: Career fire fighter dies in heavy smoke on second floor of a residential structure – Texas 2014 Four firefighters killed battling the Thirtymile fire in Washington – 2001 Major Incidents: In 1982, a Pan American 727 […]

“To persevere, I think, is important for everybody. Don’t give up, don’t give in. There’s always an answer to everything.” – Louis Zamperini LODD: Fire fighter dies from aortic dissection during shift – Massachusetts 2013 Battalion chief dies from aortic dissection after physical fitness training – Missouri 2013 Fire fighter dies after being ejected from […]

“The value of Fire Department Training lives or dies on the backs of the Officers facilitating it.” – Bob Muszynski LODD: Arkansas firefighter killed in apparatus crash – 2016 Wildland fire fighter dies from hyperthermia and exertional heatstroke while conducting mop-up operations – Texas 2011 Volunteer fire fighter dies in apparatus crash – Ohio 2008 […]

Question(s) of the Week: Today ends the NWCG’s Week of Remembrance.  Do you review Line of Duty Deaths with your crews to honor our fallen brothers and sisters by learning what we can from their sacrifice? A firefighter is killed while responding to an incident in Washington Parish, LA 2017 Fire fighter trainee with an […]

Turn the Ship Around! by L. David Marquet, Captain US Navy (Retired) is an amazing book about turning followers into leaders. I only wish I was still on the job to implement many of his concepts.  https://intentbasedleadership.com/ LODD: Career fire lieutenant dies in cluttered apartment fire on 19th floor of high-rise residential apartment building – […]

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” – Declaration of Independence LODD: Fire fighter suffers sudden cardiac death after responding to a water rescue call – Pennsylvania […]

Dad Joke Friday: Did you hear about the cartoonist found dead at his home? Details are sketchy. LODD: Volunteer captain runs low on air, becomes disoriented, and dies while attempting to exit a large commercial structure – Texas 2010 Major Incidents: In 1994, Automobile accidents kill 37 on Texas Highways, including two accidents with 11 […]

“Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.” – Bo Jackson LODD: Junior fire fighter killed responding to call in his privately owned vehicle (POV) – Pennsylvania. 2000 One firefighter is killed and 2 injured by gunfire responding to a cabin fire in Fayettesville, PA 1977 Major Incidents: In 1994, US Airways […]