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John K. Murphy's Blog – March 2010 Archive (1)

MURPHY'S THREE RULES FOR LONGEVITY

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Looking at the statistics for 2009 Firefighter Fatalities there are three main causes of firefighter deaths – CARDIAC ARREST, APPARATUS SPEED and FAILURE TO WEAR YOUR SEATBELTS.



I know that you do not have a death wish so a bit of advice labeled as:



MURPHY’S THREE RULES FOR LONGEVITY:



1) BUCKLE YOUR SEATBELTS before any vehicle you drive or sit in moves from the apparatus bay, parking lot or your garage



2) SLOW DOWN – you cannot help…

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Added by John K. Murphy on March 2, 2010 at 10:58am — No Comments

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