Keep your temper. A decision made in anger is never sound. – Ford Frick LODD’s: F2017-12 Feb 07, 2017 Fire fighter suffers cardiac arrest while driving home from fire station after responding to motor vehicle accident – Illinois. F2003-11 Feb 07, 2001 Fire fighter collapses and dies at the scene of residential fire – Florida.
It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure. – Bill Gates LODD’s: F2005-24 Feb 06, 2005 Fire fighter dies after responding to a call – New York. F2000-14 Feb 06, 2000 Fire fighter dies at a single-family dwelling fire – Iowa.
If you want people to to think, give them intent, not instruction. – L. David Marquet LODD’s: F2001-24 Feb 05, 2001 Fire fighter suffers sudden cardiac death while exercising during his shift – California. 98-F06 Feb 05, 1998 Single-family dwelling fire claims the lives of two volunteer fire fighters – Ohio. In 2008, the Super […]
If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca LODD’s: F2007-08 Feb 04, 2007 Career fire fighter dies when trapped by collapsed canopy during a two alarm attached garage fire – Pennsylvania. F2004-45 Feb 04, 2004 Fire fighter suffers sudden cardiac death after repacking a […]
Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people. – Steve Jobs LODD’s: Second day in a row without a NIOSH reported LODD. Firefighterclosecalls.com has reports of several including an incident in Syracuse, NY in 1939 that claimed the lives of 9 firefighters! Here is another story […]
Leadership – leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses. – Mitt Romney Another day without a NIOSH reported LODD, but FireFighterCloseCalls.com has reports of several on it’s history page.
Level 5 leaders [the top level] channel their ego needs away from themselves and into the larger goal of building a great company. It’s not that Level 5 leaders have no ego or self-interest. Indeed, they are incredibly ambitious – but their ambition is first and foremost for the institution, not themselves. – Jim Collins […]
Our attitude toward life determines life’s attitude towards us. – John N. Mitchell LODD’s: Three for three today for LODD’s due to cardiac related issues. Please take care of yourselves and each other! F2010-27 Jan 31, 2009 Driver/Operator suffers fatal heart attack while responding to structure fire – North Carolina. F2009-15 Jan 31, 2008 Captain […]
The attitude is very important. Because, your behavior radiates how you feel. – Lou Ferrigno LODD’s: No published NIOSH reports today so visit FirefighterCloseCalls.com’s history page for some LODD reports dating back to 1888.
People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything. – Thomas Sowell LODD’s: 99-F12 Jan 29, 1999 Fire fighter dies after returning from a call involving smoke in an apartment building – Massachusetts.
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