Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage. – Maya Angelou LODD’s: F2011-06 Mar 29, 2010 Paramedic training instructor/coordinator found dead in his quarters – Ohio. F2005-23 Mar 29, 2005 Fire fighter/paramedic suffers […]

Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively using words of despair. Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate and to humble. – Yehuda Berg LODD’s: […]

Do what you love to do and give it your very best. Whether it’s business or baseball, or the theater, or any field. If you don’t love what you’re doing and you can’t give it your best, get out of it. Life is too short. You’ll be an old man before you know it. – […]

Some very interesting NIOSH reports today! Review them with your crews to help honor our brothers and sisters that made the ultimate sacrifice! LODD’s: F2015-06 Mar 26, 2015 Career fire apparatus operator dies after falling down an unsecured elevator shaft at a 5-story residential structure – Ohio. F2014-09 Mar 26, 2014 Lieutenant and fire fighter […]

A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots. – Marcus Garvey With Marcus’ quote in mind, on this date in 1911, the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire claimed the lives of more than 100 women and two dozen men. If you want more […]

Both of today’s NIOSH reports are the result of apparatus crashes. Please be careful and wear your seatbelts! LODD’s: F2018-08 Mar 24, 2018 Two fire fighters die and three fire fighters injured in a fire apparatus crash – West Virginia. F2007-25 Mar 24, 2007 Two volunteer fire fighters die in a tanker rollover – North […]

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.

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 Mar 20, 2019 46-year-old airport firefighter suffers fatal heart attack responding to call – Pennsylvania. F2002-13 Mar 20, 2002 […]