Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself. – Walter Anderson

LODD’s:

F2010-01

Mar 14, 2009

Lieutenant suffers sudden cardiac death at scene of a brush fire – Missouri.

F2001-13

Mar 14, 2001

Supermarket fire claims the life of one career fire fighter and critically injures another career fire fighter – Arizona.