I recently attended a seminar on preparation for line-of-duty deaths and firefighter funerals. If you’ve ever read one of my blogs on FirefighterNation.com, you know that I have very strong feelings about firefighter deaths.

But, for the first time, the subject really hit home with me. While it’s important to plan that stuff, if we really think about it, doesn’t the need for proper funeral planning only further acknowledge our acceptance of failure in protecting our own from the risks we face?

Too often we focus more time, energy and attention on those types of activities instead of the things we can do to prevent them. Firefighter safety, like fire prevention itself, is not glamorous. Whether it’s civilian or firefighter lives, it’s easier to take stock of those lost than those saved by implementing effective safety measures.


Read the rest of the blog and download a reprint of this article from Fire-Rescue magazine at: www.tigerschmittendorf.com

This blog is a companion piece to: Clean the Litterbox.