Part of my job is to spend time each morning reading firefighting news from around the world. When you do this long enough, patterns emerge.
In any given week, you’ll read about firefighters making great life and property saves, doing “above and beyond the call” acts of kindness, questioning their leaders’ abilities, being injured in the line of duty, engaging in prolonged contract battles and being involved in a vehicle crash to name a few.
One story I can count on seeing every morning is how some fire department is at a near-crisis state because it cannot attract enough volunteers to adequately protect its community. Read More…
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