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Dave Werner's Blog – December 2013 Archive (2)

The Numbers Game: A Lesson From Law Enforcement

 

Awhile back I stumbled upon a website geared towards reducing law enforcement LODD's. I have to admit, I had never given it much thought. I find myself, like so many others, caught up in the battles we are fighting in the fire service. Obviously we hear about law enforcement (LE) LODD's every now and then. I think I speak for all of us when I say it hurts just as bad to hear about an officer losing their life as it does when a fellow firefighter gets put in the ground. What struck…

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Added by Dave Werner on December 15, 2013 at 7:30pm — 1 Comment

Mental Prep

Mental Prep

 

Anyone who has been in the fire service more than a day knows that uncertainty rules our world. Chalk it up to Clausewitz’ fog of war, that pesky Murphy fellow, or just the way things are. In fact, the harder we try to constrain the fireground into more certain terms, the further we plunge towards chaos. When it comes to dealing with uncertainty, acceptance is the best medicine.

 

So what can we do?…

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Added by Dave Werner on December 11, 2013 at 8:33pm — No Comments

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