“The Saga of Pappy Gunn” by George C. Kenney is the amazing story of one of the great heroes of WWII. Pappy Gunn, with his mechanical genius and story telling abilities would have been a great firefighter!

LODD:

• In 2018, a Sturgis, SD firefighter was killed when a propane tank exploded in a BLEVE at a residential structure fire.
• In 1964, an Anne Arundel County, MD firefighter was killed fighting a warehouse fire the day before.

Major Incidents:

• In 1998, two Derechos passed across New York State causing 7 deaths, 80 injuries and leaving over 300,000 without power

Training:

• What is a BLEVE?
• Sample ROAM review
• 6 Minutes for Safety

History:

• In 1813, the United States was nicknamed “Uncle Sam” when a meat packer stamped U.S. on barrels of beef for the US Army. The soldiers referred to the food as “Uncle Sam’s” and it went viral, so to speak!