Question(s) of the Week: How is your mental health? What about your crew’s? How about your supervisors? Few like to discuss the issue, but the IAFF and the NVFC have programs to help. Do those in your “circle of influence” know about them?
LODD:
Major Incidents:
- In 1976, Hurricane Belle skirts the coasts of NC and VA before making landfall on Long Island, NY and weakening into a tropical storm before crossing into Connecticut, killing 12 and causing over $100 million in damages.
- In 1999, a gunman entered the Los Angeles Jewish Community Center and opened fire wounding 5, including 4 children. The gunman later killed a Postal Worker before finally surrendering to police
Training:
History:
The Fire Brief 