It’s been a while since we posted what we refer to as the NTS (Non Thinking Syndrome) "HOW WE DIE" videos. Now for those who don’t remember those, the videos never show Firefighters being killed-but show Firefighters how we can get ourselves killed when we don’t THINK. When we FAIL to follow standards. And when we FAIL to learn from what has killed Firefighters in the past. And in some cases, when we FAIL to follow the law.
=more than 1/3 FIREFIGHTERS at the SFD. More than ONE THIRD!
While we (logistically) cannot list all job related cancer line of duty deaths from Firefighting, we do want to take a moment to express our condolences in the very sad passing of Seattle FD’s Battalion Chief Dave Jacobs, who has died from cancer. Dave was a major player in fighting for the rights of Firefighters and their families-related to cancer. Cancer is a presumptive disease for Washington State Firefighters, and more than a third of Seattle fighters hired before 1977 have developed some form of the illness. Take a moment to understand how serious this issue is for all Firefighters and what the Firefighters in Washington State did, with Dave’s help: http://www.seattlepi.com/local/412118_jacobs13.html
Our sincere condolences to all affected, especially the Seattle FF’s and Dave’s family. R.I.P.
ARE YOU DEALING WITH CANCER either yourself, or your family? CONTACT:
www.firefightercancersupport.org DO NOT hesitate. Trust us on that.
