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A View From The Front Seat

February

"Protecting Lives"
"We must constantly evaluate the environment we are in and try to determine if the conditions will allow us to continue with our task."

 

January

"Obligations"
"If your department is unable to meet the mission they are tasked with, you have the obligation to tell those you are responsible to protect that you can't."

 

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"A View From The Front Seat" image courtesy Dave Colman/FITHP.net.
Click here to see Dave Coleman's photos of this working fire.

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