Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself. – Henry Ward Beecher

LODD’s:

Dec 24, 2009

Fire chief suffers sudden cardiac death during emergency medical response – Utah.

Dec 24, 2001

Fire fighter suffers cardiac arrest while responding to a structure fire – Texas.

History:

December 24, 1914 – The first-ever German air raid against Britain took place when a German monoplane dropped a single bomb on Dover, England, during World War I.

December 24, 1942 – The first surface-to-surface guided missile, later known as the V-1 Flying Bomb, was launched by German rocket engineer Wernher von Braun. Called “Buzz Bombs” for the loud buzzing sound of their motor, they were used by Nazi Germany against Britain beginning in September 1944.