Firefighters often remember what they saw online more clearly than what the data actually shows. Fear becomes visually reinforced, while statistical reality fades into abstraction.
Category Archives: Firefighting
10 Years of Interior LODD Data: A Critical, Data-Driven Perspective for the Fire Service
Decade-long data show interior operations account for less than 10% of LODDs. Use accurate, evidence-based information to guide tactics, SOPs, training and risk management rather than fear.
If We’re Going to Talk About Risk, Let’s Talk About the Data
This isn’t about minimizing loss.
It’s about understanding risk accurately, so decisions are based on reality, not reaction.
The Hidden Costs of Victim Survivability Profiling: Legal, Moral and Mental Health Implications for Firefighters
Victim Survivability Profiling may spare firefighters immediate risk, but it can leave behind lasting moral injury, especially when the decision not to search proves fatally wrong
Data Not Drama 