Anybody can become angry – that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way – that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy. – Aristotle

LODD’s:

Five NIOSH reports today! Two cardiac related deaths, two related to apparatus rollovers with no seatbelts being used and one as a result of being struck by a vehicle while directing traffic. Please be careful out there!

F2009-08

Feb 23, 2009

One fire fighter dies and another is severely injured in a single vehicle rollover crash – Georgia.

F2008-05

Feb 23, 2008

Volunteer captain dies in engine rollover – Colorado.

F2005-25

Feb 23, 2005

Fire chief suffers sudden cardiac death at home after performing apparatus maintenance and conducting training – Texas.

F2004-46

Feb 23, 2004

Fire fighter collapses and dies while assisting with fire suppression efforts at a residential fire – Ohio.

F2003-16

Feb 23, 2003

Volunteer fire police captain dies from injury-related complications after being struck by motor vehicle while directing traffic – New Jersey.

History: On this date in 1942, a Japanese Submarine shells Ellwood, California causing little damage. This was the first time since the War of 1812 that a foreign navy had shelled the US mainland.