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The cowboy in us asks 'If great responsibility is founded on personal responsibility, then what place does personal experience hold?'

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Posted by Dave LeBlanc on January 28, 2012 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Command & Leadership, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, Firefighting Operations, In the Line of Duty, Line of Duty, Training, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics • Tagged: "Dave LeBlanc", "Everyone Goes Home", "line of duty death", "risk management", "The Front Seat", cardiovascular fitness, classroom training, company training, Education, experience, firefighter fitness, firefighter safety, firefighter training, fitness, hands-on training, leadership, physical fitness, physical training, responsibility, risk, safety, training

Firefighter Health Week: Day Six

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Just like proper overhaul keeps us from coming back for a rekindle, good follow-through in wellness will keep you from falling back on bad habits.

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Posted by Bill Carey on August 19, 2011 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics • Tagged: "Bill Carey", "medical screening", cardiovascular fitness, exercise, firefighter fitness, firefighter health, fitness, nutrition, NVFC, NVFC Firefighter Health Week 2011, physical fitness

Firefighter Health Week: Day Five

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You’ve got to get in there if you want to make a difference.

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Posted by Bill Carey on August 18, 2011 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics • Tagged: "Bill Carey", cardiovascular fitness, exercise, firefighter fitness, firefighter health, fitness, health, nutrition, NVFC, NVFC Firefighter Health Week 2011, physical fitness, physical training, wellness

Firefighter Health Week: Day Four

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Just like taking on a working fire, you need a game plan before taking on exercise.

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Posted by Bill Carey on August 17, 2011 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, EMS Health & Safety, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics • Tagged: "Bill Carey", "physical exams", cardiovascular fitness, exercise, firefighter fitness, firefighter health, fitness, health, NVFC, NVFC Firefighter Health Week 2011, physical fitness, physical training

Firefighter Health Week: Day Three

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Developing healthy habits is hard, but you don’t have to do it alone.

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Posted by Bill Carey on August 16, 2011 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Education, EMS Health & Safety, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics • Tagged: "Bill Carey", "line of duty death", "medical screening", cardiovascular fitness, diet, exercise, firefighter fitness, firefighter health, fitness, health, nutrition, NVFC, NVFC Firefighter Health Week 2011, physical fitness, physical training

Firefighter Health Week: Day Two

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Now you can never say you didn’t know, just you didn’t want to know.

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Posted by Bill Carey on August 15, 2011 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, EMS Health & Safety, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, In the Line of Duty, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics • Tagged: "Bill Carey", "line of duty death", "medical screening", cancer, cardiovascular fitness, firefighter fitness, firefighter health, FirefighterNation, FireRescue Magazine, fitness, health, National Volunteer Fire Council, NVFC, NVFC Firefighter Health Week 2011

Firefighter Health Week: Day One

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Sunday kicks off a week of information that can truly reduce the number of LODDs.

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Posted by Bill Carey on August 14, 2011 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Command & Leadership, Education, EMS Health & Safety, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, Line of Duty, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics • Tagged: "Bill Carey", "line of duty death", "medical screening", cardiovascular fitness, diet, exercise, firefighter fitness, firefighter health, fitness, health, National Volunteer Fire Council, NVFC, NVFC Firefighter Health Week 2011

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Are we truly on target with everything we aim at?

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Posted by Bill Carey on August 13, 2011 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, In the Line of Duty, Line of Duty, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics • Tagged: "Bill Carey", "line of duty death", cardiovascular fitness, Fire Service Sabremetrics, firefighter safety, fitness, health, lodd, lodd investigation, lodd report, NIOSH Firefighter Fatality Program, statistics, USFA

Amputees Challenge NFPA 1582

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NFPA Standard 1582 is up for comment in June thanks to some of these individuals

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Posted by Bill Carey on May 29, 2011 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, EMS Health & Safety, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, News, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics, Videos • Tagged: amputees, cardiovascular fitness, firefighter safety, fitness, legal issues, NFPA, NFPA 1582, physical training, prosthesis, risk, safety, strength training

You’re Offended?
Video Shared By STATter911 Reveals Some of You Have A High Opinion of Yourselves

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When Dave shared episode 1 of the hilarious “Hosed”, some squirrels took offense.

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Posted by Bill Carey on February 13, 2011 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Commentary, Learning Behavior, Philosophy • Tagged: "line of duty death", fitness, health, STATter 911, training, volunteers

2011 Challenge
Last Year’s Show Opportunities

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Serious about reducing line of duty deaths? Serious about improving awareness of firefighter health? Let’s see just how serious we were last year.

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Posted by Bill Carey on January 16, 2011 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Education, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, Line of Duty, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics • Tagged: "physical exams", exercise, fitness, health, nutrition

2011 Challenge
Lip Service or Getting What You Pay For?

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Serious about reducing line of duty deaths? Serious about improving awareness of firefighter health? Let’s see just how serious.

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Posted by Bill Carey on December 16, 2010 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Command & Leadership, Commentary, Education, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, Training & Development • Tagged: "Firehouse Expo", "line of duty death", "medical screening", exercise, FDIC, fitness, FRI, health, training

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