Newark Fire Department contained a fatal fire at 414 Mt. Vernon Road this morning about 4:00AM. Lost of life due to a fire is against of all principals a firefighter has trained for during their career. The single family home was suppose to be vacant.
Team work is such an important part of careers. Above, the right photo shows the entire Battalion led by Asst. Chief Spurgeon mustering behind NFD Rescue-1, to discuss what took place, if anyone would have done anything different fighting the fire and asking if anyone had any questions or comments.
If you are a team leader, you should muster your crew together and discuss the issues at hand and like Chief Spurgeon, ask if anyone has any comments. If you are scared of asking for comments, maybe you should not be the team leader.
This post was held until after I personally confirmed that the information had been released to the local media.
This is very sad and inspiring at the same time. Condolences to the victim's family and kudos to the NFD for following protocol and for utilizing their organizational capabilities.
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