Dad Joke: What do you call a bear without any teeth? A gummy bear!

LODD:

• Another day without any NIOSH reports (a good thing!), but we can rely on FireFighterClose Calls.com for great information about LODD’s and other Fire Service related topics throughout history.

Major Incidents:

• The Bastrop County Complex fire begins in Texas.  The fire continues for over a month, consuming over 34,000 acres, destroying over 1,700 structures and killing 4 people. 

Training:

• Building collapse indicators
• Wildland firefighting for structural firefighters
• 6 Minutes for Safety

History:

• In 1957, Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus orders the Arkansas National Guard to block nine African-American students from entering a segregated high school