These guys have what I call “the drive”… they want the job so bad they can almost taste it and have kept themselves in good shape and a positive mental attitude.
If we continue to advance an agenda that any action that is unsafe is unacceptable, we will pigeonhole our nation’s fire departments into a position where doing their job, what the public expects us to do, is unacceptable.
We have to get our act together to break this vicious cycle, or there will not be an American Fire Service to pass on to the next generation of firefighters.
“You think I am brave because I carry a gun; well, your fathers are much braver because they carry responsibility, for you, your brothers, your sisters, and your mothers.” Charles Bronson as O’Reilly in “The Magnificent Seven”
“People in both fields operate with beliefs and biases. To the extent you can eliminate both and replace them with data, you gain a clear advantage.” ― Michael Lewis
Alan Glogovsky “Let it Burn!” A minimum of a primary check should be conducted if it is safe to do so. 9/10 times it could be negative, but that 10th time could be the time you find a victim.
2019-10-21 17:56:01
Brian Butler “Let it Burn!” Thanks for writing this. I just taught “Fires in occupied Vacant and Abandoned Buildings” this weekend and will next week and I used the Detroit incident focusing on exactly what you just wrote (and I reference this website for good information) We cant just write off everyone because the 679th fire in a Vacant has…
2019-10-07 14:48:30
EW Bratcher Selling Risk Management Poorly Thanks for the great perspective on the risk management side. You're right, we need to consider all the context of fire-related deaths before pointing any fingers at the administration. Assumptions can be dangerous for sure.
2019-06-28 16:51:37
Jesse Ireland On-Duty Deaths Under Search, 2011 – 2016 Thanks for doing the research on this subject. Were there any LODD’s specifically related to searching above or below the fire floor?
2019-02-03 23:31:03