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 […]

Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish. – Sam Walton LODD’s: Today’s report from Pennsylvania shows the importance of not letting your guard down until after you shower back at the station! F2010-09 Mar 13, 2010 Volunteer […]

Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than in bad company. – Booker T. Washington LODD’s: F2021-08 Mar 12, 2021 Career probationary firefighter dies during SCBA confidence training at fire academy – New York. PDF F2018-05 Mar 12, 2018 44-Year-old female firefighter suffers sudden cardiac arrest at station […]

Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do. – Voltaire LODD’s: F2009-28 Mar 11, 2009 Fire fighter suffers cardiac arrhythmia during grass fire operations and dies 10 days later – North Carolina. F2004-36 Mar 11, 2004 Career fire fighter drowns while conducting training dive – New Hampshire. F2002-23 Mar 11, 2001 […]

“Grief is messy. It’s traumatic. Devastating. Confusing. Exhausting. Grief is a natural process of our human experience. May you find comfort in these unexpected places along your journey.” ― Dana Arcuri LODD’s: F2019-19 Mar 10, 2018 While maneuvering outside his apparatus, firefighter falls into roadway and is struck and killed by a delivery van – […]