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As a fire officer, it’s not just the fact that you have to be mindful of the safety of your crew out on jobs, you also have to be mindful of making sure they have the training needed to stay sharp.

Complacency in the fire service can be costly, even deadly. And so the drill becomes the baseline for both eliminating bad habits and breeding good habits that’ll ultimately pay dividends when the alarm goes off.

Of all the perspectives I’ve heard in this regard, this one from Battalion Chief Jerry Tracy, ranks as one of the more unique. How great it was to profile him for Volume 49 of The Best of The Bravest: Interviews With The FDNY’s Elite.

In Memory Of:

Lieutenant William McGinn
(End of Watch: September 11, 2001)
Firefighter Andrew Fredericks
(End of Watch: September 11, 2001)
Firefighter Eric Allen
(End of Watch: September 11, 2001)
Firefighter David Halderman
(End of Watch: September 11, 2001)
Firefighter Lawrence Virgilio
(End of Watch: September 11, 2001)
Firefighter Manuel Mojica
(End of Watch: September 11, 2001)
Firefighter Timothy Haskell
(End of Watch: September 11, 2001)

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