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Category Archives: Risk

Risk a Lot, Save a Lot

Is the real risk that firefighters believe personal risk is worth it to save lives?

Posted byData Not DramaApril 28, 2021Posted inRiskTags:Ray McCormack, Risk, SafetyLeave a comment on Risk a Lot, Save a Lot

Remembrance and Purpose

A statement so bastardized from its original intent that its creator barely recognizes it.

Posted byData Not DramaApril 28, 2021Posted inRiskTags:Dave LeBlanc, Risk, SafetyLeave a comment on Remembrance and Purpose

The Greatest Risk, Taking No Risk at All

All the debate about what to do doesn’t matter one bit at 2 a.m. in Yourtown, USA.

Posted byData Not DramaApril 27, 2021Posted inRiskTags:Dave LeBlanc, Risk, TrainingLeave a comment on The Greatest Risk, Taking No Risk at All

Why Everyone Goes Home Doesn’t Always Mean “Everyone Goes Home”

We cannot create a culture of risk avoidance and still expect to do the job we are tasked to do. 

Posted byData Not DramaApril 25, 2021May 23, 2021Posted inRiskTags:Dave LeBlanc, Risk, SafetyLeave a comment on Why Everyone Goes Home Doesn’t Always Mean “Everyone Goes Home”

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