Sausage and Peppers Pasta is another dinner that is full of flavor and easy to put together. You can make it a bit healthier by using chicken instead of the sausage. Just use some southwest style seasoning for the chicken. Please cook the pasta in well salted water! LODD: Arson investigator dies from injuries sustained […]
Dad Joke Friday: Two goldfish are in a tank. One says to the other, “do you know how to drive this thing?” LODD: Engineer dies from heart attack and cardiac arrest – Indiana 2011 Major Incidents: In 1987, a flash flood in Texas sweeps away a Church youth bus, killing 10 In 1981, the elevated […]
“Success is never final, but failure can be.” – Bill Parcells LODD: A Pennsylvania firefighter dies at home after responding to a house fire – 2019 A Colorado fighters dies of job related cancer – 2017 Pump operator/engineer suffers heart attack on duty and later dies – Texas 2013 Volunteer fire fighter dies after being […]
“The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.” – Theodore Roosevelt LODD: A New Jersey firefighter dies hours after working at a structural fire – 2007 Firefighter/paramedic drowns during an underwater scuba training drill – Missouri 1999 A New Jersey fire captain is shot and […]
“Learn something everyday. Get better everyday. There is always something you can improve on.” – Chief Devon J. Wells LODD: A 32 year old Florida firefighter dies after his shift from a cardiac event – 2016 A Lynden, WA fire chief dies while out for his daily run 2017 Major Incidents: In 1980 a fire […]
Question(s) of the Week: What have you done to prepare your crew for the “routine” call that develops into anything but routine? Do you set the example? On every call? Complacency kills! Are you doing the all the little things that help your crew avoid being the next NIOSH report? LODD: Seven career fire fighters […]
Although a long read, Freedom’s Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in WWII sheds light on how our country mobilized to produce the massive amount of resources needed to win the war. It was amazing what our country produced when united against a common foe! In 2019 a gas explosion destroys a KFC in Eden, […]
Pork Chop and Apple Casserole is easy to scale up or down depending on the size of the crew. I like to use nice, thick pork chops and brine them for several hours to help keep them moist. LODD: Two firefighters killed and one injured in an apparatus accident in Nevada 2016 A Delaware firefighter […]
Dad Joke Friday: Q: What did one ocean say to the other ocean? A: Nothing, they just waved LODD: Volunteer fire fighter/fire service products salesman dies after being struck by dislodged rescue airbag – South Dakota 2003 Thirteen Chicago firefighters die while battling a blaze at the World’s Fair – 1893 Major Incidents: In 1991, […]
“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen” – Michael Jordan LODD: Career fire fighter dies in heavy smoke on second floor of a residential structure – Texas 2014 Four firefighters killed battling the Thirtymile fire in Washington – 2001 Major Incidents: In 1982, a Pan American 727 […]
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