Remember, the choices we make today shape the people we become tomorrow. – Victoria Osteen

LODD’s:

Dec 02, 2012

Volunteer fire fighter struck and killed by backing fire apparatus at rural brush and structure fire – Illinois.

Dec 02, 2005

Career captain dies and the driver/operator and a fire fighter are severely injured in apparatus crash – Louisiana.

Dec 02, 1998

Fire fighter has sudden cardiac death during training – Texas.

History:

December 2, 1982 – The first permanent artificial heart was implanted in 61-year-old Barney C. Clark by Dr. William De Vries at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City. Clark, who was near death at the time of the operation, survived 112 days after the implantation.