“There are a lot of people who call themselves teachers or leaders, but they’re really just propagandists.” — Mos Def Another bad day for LODD’s! Are you doing everything you can to prevent it from happening to you and your crew? Volunteer fire fighter dies while lost in residential structure fire – Alabama. – 2008 […]

“Good leaders must first become good servants.” — Robert Greenleaf LODD’s: A captain and a fire fighter die from injuries in a tanker rollover – Indiana – 1999 Forest Ranger II dies after receiving second- and third-degree burns operating a crawler tractor (bulldozer) while clearing vegetation during a wildland fire – Arkansas. – 1998 Today […]

“Great leaders are willing to sacrifice the numbers to save the people. Poor leaders sacrifice the people to save the numbers.” — Simon Sinek LODD’s: Volunteer assistant chief is struck and killed at road construction site – Minnesota. – 2003 Two fire fighters die of smoke and soot inhalation in residential fire – Pennsylvania. – […]

“Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.” — Warren G. Bennis LODD’s: FireFighterCloseCalls.com has others. Six US Forest Service firefighters were killed when their engine crew was over run by the fire. – 2006 Today in History: October 26, 1881 – The shoot-out at the O.K. Corral in […]

“Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.” — John C. Maxwell LODD’s: Fire fighter suffers a fatal heart attack 15 minutes after returning from a fire scene – Ohio. – 1997 Today in History: October 25-30, 1983 – The Caribbean island of Grenada was invaded by the […]

“A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.” – Rosalynn Carter (Former First Lady of the United States) FIVE NIOSH reports of LODD’s on Oct. 24. ALL cardiac related! Please take care of yourselves and each other. Also, […]

“It’s okay to admit what you don’t know. It’s okay to ask for help. And it’s more than okay to listen to the people you lead – in fact, it’s essential.” – Mary Barra (CEO, General Motors) LODD’s: 31-year-old fire fighter suffers a seizure at fire department training and dies of sudden cardiac arrest – […]

“Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence, and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.” – Sheryl Sandberg (COO, Facebook) LODD’s: Another day without a NIOSH report to review, but check out FireFighterCloseCalls.com for reports of several. Today in History: October 22, 1979 – The exiled Shah of Iran arrived […]

“Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.” – Eleanor Roosevelt (Former First Lady of the United States) LODD’s: Captain suffers fatal heart attack while participating in fire department physical fitness program – Mississippi. – 2009 Today in History: October 21, 1879 – Thomas Edison successfully tested an […]

“I learned to always take on things I’d never done before. Growth and comfort do not coexist.” – Ginni Rometty (Executive Chairman, IBM) LODD’s: Fire chief suffers sudden cardiac death after responding to a motor vehicle crash – Texas. – 2004 Today in History: October 20, 1944 – During World War II in the Pacific, General […]