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By Joe Pronesti

“But, above all; our proudest endeavor is to save lives of men-the work of God Himself. Under the impulse of such thoughts, the nobility of the occupation thrills us and stimulates us to deeds of daring, even at the supreme sacrifice.”

The above is a paragraph from a powerful quote, fromFDNY Chief of Department Edward Croker, circa 1911, which starts out by saying, “I have no ambition in this world but one and that is to be a fireman.” All these years later, it is still a powerful reminder about the true duties of our profession.

2013年2月18日，兰开斯特（PA）大火局（LBF）回应a fire in a two-story row dwelling, which would reach a general alarm and heavily destroy the building. The first-floor kitchen area collapsed into the basement. This fire caused the death of a 39-year old female and a six-year old female child.Lt. Andre Kelleyand hisfirefighter汤姆·本德（Tom Bender）到达兰开斯特（Lancaster）E-3，发现了严重的火灾状况，并试图进入并拯救所报告的受害者。

Aflashoveroccurred, badly burning Kelley. Bender was able to make it out a window while fellow firefighters heroically battled heavy fire to get to the lieutenant and save his life. The followingnear-missreview and accompanying after-action report, written by two highly respected Philadelphia fire chiefs, should not be used in a negative way. I encourage you, the reader, to put yourself in the shoes of Kelley and Bender and then review the lessons and recommendations given in the report.

这份很少经过审查和宣传的报告是许多人可以与之联系的，因为涉及的消防部门的反应人手不足，并且正在经历一系列削减，这种情况在当今的消防部门中根本不寻常。

这些消防员很久以前就辜负了克罗克首席的大部分声明。凯利（Kelley）和本德（Bender）应受到赞扬，并由所有人进行审查，研究和共享的密切呼叫。

Review the full incident via PowerPoint and after-action reportHERE.

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JOSEPH PRONESTIis a 26-year veteran of the Elyria (OH) Fire Department, where he is an assistant chief and shift commander. He is a graduate of the Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Executive Officer program and a lead instructor at the Cuyahoga (OH) County Community College Fire Academy. He is a contributor to fire service publications and sites, including188金宝搏是正规吗. He will be presenting a four-hour preconference classroom atFDICInternational 2016 titled “Main Street Tactics and Strategies: Are You Ready?”He can be reached atefdcaptain33@gmail.com