Kentucky Firefighter Injured in Ice Bucket Challenge Dies
Captain was one of four firefighters injured while helping students with fundraiser
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A central Kentucky firefighter injured in an "ice bucket challenge" has died a month after a power line shocked him and another man. READ MORE
What lessons are we to learn from this tragedy? Some believe that the challenge itself is to blame while others point at apparatus placement. Is there a value to know exactly what happened or should we, as some suggest, consider it as just a mistake?
We have to learn from mistakes on the fireground but what about non-fire events?
Has your department stepped back from the various ice bucket, cold water challenges for the safety of its personnel? Did certain legalities and liabilities influence the decision?