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Tag Archives: Bill Carey

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.

Defining Expertise

The idea is that you can be an expert in fighting fires stupidly and that’s valid until you get burned or someone dies and then you are not an expert anymore.

Posted byData Not DramaApril 22, 2021Posted inEducationTags:Bill Carey, Commentary, EducationLeave a comment on Defining Expertise

Consider: POV-related Death

How could we honestly honor a LODD caused by going 96 mph?

Posted byData Not DramaNovember 24, 2020Posted inCommentaryTags:Bill Carey, Commentary, POV, United States Fire Administration, Vehicle OperationsLeave a comment on Consider: POV-related Death

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