Stand Down With Pride

摘要

There is nothing worse than a wasted opportunity. From June 17-23, we are going to once again stand down for safety—a very righteous cause, and I support this effort completely. Do not ignore our opportunity to change what we can and should change. The world is moving ahead at a hundred miles an hour, and we must keep revisiting our policies and procedures to match the ever-changing threats we face. Tactics must change to meet new challenges. Technology, gear, tools, and equipment and how we apply them will change how we respond, react, and resolve our incidents. We have always been the masters of this process; the fire service has always been able to modify its behavior to meet our citizens' needs.