Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them. – Ann Landers
Training:
LODD:
- Volunteer Fire Fighter Dies After Running Out of Air and Becoming Disoriented in Retail Store in Strip Mall Fire—North Carolina – 2016
- Career Fire Fighter Dies From Injuries Sustained In Fall From Apparatus – Massachusetts – 2004
- Volunteer Assistant Chief Dies During a Controlled-Burn Training Evolution-Delaware – 2000
Fires/Disasters:
- The Great Fire of 1911 starts in Bangor, Maine, destroying hundreds of buildings and killing 2, one a Firefighter
- 2014 A 4-day Tornado Outbreak across the Central and Southern US ends, leaving 35 dead and over 200 injured
- 2014 Several rail cars carrying crude oil derail and burn in downtown Lynchburg, VA
General History:
The Fire Brief 