I enjoy cooking.  Back in the day, I would make it a point to cook for one of my stations on the weekend.  This Sausages and Grapes recipe was one of the favorites.  I served it over Cheesy Polenta. LODD: 2016 A New York FF suffers a medical emergency and dies after an emergency call […]

You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give. – Eleanor Roosevelt LODD: 2010 Volunteer fire fighter suffers a fatal cardiac event after fire suppression training – Pennsylvania 1990 Carbon monoxide kills three volunteer firefighters inside well […]

Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them. – Ann Landers Training: Rules of Air Management  Commercial vs. Residential Fire Attack LODD: Volunteer Fire Fighter Dies After Running Out of Air and Becoming Disoriented in Retail Store in Strip Mall Fire—North Carolina – 2016 Career Fire Fighter Dies From Injuries […]

Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It’s about impact, influence and inspiration. Impact involves getting results, influence is about spreading the passion you have for your work, and you have to inspire team-mates and customers. – Robin S. Sharma Training: Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke What’s in your pockets? 6-Minutes for Safety […]

If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself. – Confucius Training: Horizontal vs. Vertical Ventilation Active Shooter Response 6-Minutes for Safety LODD: […]

“Safety is not an intellectual exercise to keep us in work. It is a matter of life and death. It is the sum of our contributions to safety management that determines whether the people we work with live or die.” – Sir Brian Appleton, Technical Adviser to the Enquiry on Piper Alpha Accident Five NIOSH […]

“Never quit. It is the easiest cop-out in the world. Set a goal and don’t quit until you attain it. When you do attain it, set another goal, and don’t quit until you reach it. Never quit.” – Bear Bryant Training: Healthcare Providers Guide to FF Physicals Standpipe Drill 6-Minutes for Safety LODD: Lieutenant Dies […]

A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results. – Wade Boggs Training: Exercises to prepare for NFPA 1582 fitness evaluation Ground Ladder Carry and Raise 6-Minutes for Safety LODD: Captain Suffers Sudden Cardiac Death During Physical Fitness Evaluation – Alabama – […]

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month. – Theodore Roosevelt Training: Size-Up Drill Calling a Mayday! 6-Minutes for Safety LODD: Lieutenant Suffers Heart Attack During Fire Suppression Operations at Residential Fire and Dies Ten Days Later – Georgia – 2015 Volunteer […]

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength. – Arnold Schwarzenegger Training: How much fire can the Water Can extinguish? The International First Responder Seatbelt Pledge 6-Minutes for Safety LODD: Career Fire Fighter Fatally Injured In Fall From Apparatus […]