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Category Archives: Commentary

The Discussion Every Shift Must Have

He described to me an “it’s over, so move on” stance that was making a bad situation worse.

Posted byData Not DramaApril 27, 2021April 27, 2021Posted inCommentaryTags:Bill Carey, CommentaryLeave a comment on The Discussion Every Shift Must Have

Never Ask the Dead

They would most certainly tell us what it is in our hearts we want to know but are too scared, too proud, to ask.

Posted byData Not DramaApril 25, 2021Posted inCommentary, Line of Duty DeathsTags:Bill Carey, Commentary, Line of Duty DeathsLeave a comment on Never Ask the Dead

Human Behavior. Five Years Later We Can’t Shake It

What it is we are “remembering” when we say “remember fallen brothers.”

Posted byData Not DramaApril 25, 2021Posted inCommentary, EducationTags:Bill Carey, Commentary, Education, Line of Duty Deaths, NIOSH, TrainingLeave a comment on Human Behavior. Five Years Later We Can’t Shake It

Medical LODD Lesson? Who Cares.

There is just as much to learn from a firefighter who died of a heart attack as there is a firefighter who died of a fall.

Posted byData Not DramaApril 22, 2021April 22, 2021Posted inCommentaryTags:Bill Carey, Commentary, Education, Line of Duty Deaths, NIOSHLeave a comment on Medical LODD Lesson? Who Cares.

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