My wife and I made this recipe the other night and we both loved it. I told her that I was going to add it to the Fire Brief because it was so good, easy, cheap and great for the firehouse! It comes from Tieghan Gerard at Halfbakedharvest.com. Such “Comfort Food”, 30 Minute Thai Peanut […]

Last year I reviewed Inside Camp David: The Private World of the Presidential Retreat. This next book ties in nicely because Marine One is the primary transportation for POTUS to Camp David. Inside Marine One: Four U.S. Presidents, One Proud Marine, and the World’s Most Amazing Helicopter by Col. Ray L’Heureux (Author), Lee Kelley (Author). Inside Marine One provides […]

The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr. LODD’s: No NIOSH reports of LODD’s today. But FirefighterCloseCalls.com has several reports dating back to 1881 on their History Page.

Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken. Warren Buffett One of today’s NIOSH reports involves a firefighter being struck by a motor vehicle while working on an interstate highway. ResponderSafety.com has free training resources to help keep crews safe when working around traffic. LODD’s: F2019-14 […]

Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement. – Golda Meir LODD’s: F2013-09 Mar 19, 2012 Fire apparatus operator found unresponsive in bunk room after a ladder training […]

Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential. – Winston Churchill LODD’s: F2003-13 Mar 18, 2003 Volunteer fire fighter killed while walking across an Interstate highway responding to a motor vehicle incident – Texas. F2001-15 Mar 18, 2001 Residential fire claims the lives of two volunteer fire fighters […]

Don’t let your guard down! Two of today’s LODD’s occurred during overhaul. And, remember to look for trains in both directions when crossing multiple railroad tracks! That train that just passed has your view blocked! LODD’s: F2018-02 Mar 17, 2017 54-Year-old firefighter suffers carbon monoxide toxicity and cardiac event during overhaul – Massachusetts. F2008-18 Mar […]

Any man’s life will be filled with constant and unexpected encouragement if he makes up his mind to do his level best each day. – Booker T. Washington LODD’s: F2005-32 Mar 16, 2005 Sergeant suffers sudden cardiac death during training – Kentucky. 99-F17 Mar 16, 1999 Fire fighter has unwitnessed sudden cardiac death at fire […]

A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else. – John Burroughs LODD’s: F2017-10 Mar 15, 2017 Two fire fighters die and one fire fighter injured when struck at a roadway incident – Mississippi. F2000-22 Mar 15, 2000 Wildland fire claims the life of one volunteer […]

Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself. – Walter […]