Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. – Colin Powell
LODD’s:
| F2015-21 Apr 12, 2015 Volunteer fire fighter dies in a floor collapse while working above a residential basement fire – South Dakota. |
| F2010-22 | Apr 12, 2010 | Captain suffers cardiac death while attending training drills – New York. |
| F2009-20 | Apr 12, 2008 | Fire chief suffers sudden cardiac death after stretching a hoseline at a structure fire – Mississippi. |
| F2009-11 | Apr 12, 2009 | Career probationary fire fighter and captain die as a result of rapid fire progression in a wind-driven residential structure fire – Texas. |
The Fire Brief 