Long after the smoke had cleared and the apparatus had left the scene, I had the opportunity to visit with a relative of a local resident who had passed away in a recent residential fire. As one might imagine, it was a somber moment. Not unlike any other fire I had gone to in the past, there was a story that led up to this tragic event—a story that illustrates the reality of the world we live in and the challenges we face as firefighters, public educators and leaders of the fire service.
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