Five NIOSH line of duty death reports today!  Please be safe and take care of each other and yourselves!

LODD:

• Fire Fighter Suffers a Heart Attack at Brush Fire and Dies 8 Days Later – Vermont – 2016
• Volunteer Fire Chief Struck and Killed on Interstate Highway While Directing Traffic – Pennsylvania – 2013
• Captain Suffers Sudden Cardiac Death While In Travel Status for Training – Texas – 2007
• One Part-time Fire Fighter Dies and Another Is Seriously Injured When Two Fire Engines Collide at an Intersection While Responding to a Fire – Illinois – 2004
• Fire Fighter Dies After Leaving Fire Station – Pennsylvania – 2002

Training:

• How to set a blocking vehicle for protection
• Tips for Driver/Operators
• 6-Minutes for Safety

Fires/Disasters:

• 1978 A cooling tower under construction collapses in Willow Island, WV killing 51

General History:

• 1861 West Virginia Secedes from Virginia