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A question posted recently on Quora asked, “How do firefighters view LODDs?”, Firefighter Zac Boyd gave his opinion on the topic below. Check it out and add your own thoughts in the comments.
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Without money from his pension or salary, the firefighter worries how he and his family will survive
He suffered minor injures to his leg and is expected to be okay
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Firefighters initially had difficulty keeping a man out of the building who thought his son was inside
Lt. Jim Fellows, 45, had won several awards, including firefighter of the year
Other firefighters initially performed CPR on the injured firefighter
About 80 to 90 firefighters worked to squelch the flames after parts of the roof caved in as flames shot through it
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Officials said McGrone inhaled some of the fire’s thick, black smoke after part of his face mask fell off
Capt. William Dowling was severely burned in the Houston motel fire and had his legs amputated
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Commissioner Daniel Nigro said their deaths are a painful reminder that 13 years later we continue to pay a terrible price for the department’s heroic efforts
When you’re a firefighter on the go, you need to make the most of your fitness, when you can fit in the time
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Jeff Patterson was burned while fighting a house fire in May; he spent nearly five months in the hospital and underwent 12 surgeries
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Capt. Rudolph Peter Witton was on his way to a house fire with crew members when he appeared to go into shock
Firefighter Alex Quinn left the burn unit last week and went home Tuesday, but Capt. Grider is still in critical condition
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