Often I have gone to sleep at night having watched the news about some fire where firefighters were transported to the hospital because of injuries. I know that this can be as simple as some smoke inhalation or as severe as a 3rd degree burn. Personally, I have only gotten a call once for my own husband being injured. He was on a call with a lady (let’s say a very very big boned lady) when he pulled out his back lifting the cot. Needless to say, he was down and out for about 4 days in pain and could barely walk. This little experience was an eye opener to me on how fast a strong fireman can be injured from a stupid mistake. I wanted to share a few different stories that illustrate just this…. (more…)