Flashover & Backdraft: What Cops Need to Know

Flashover & Backdraft: What Cops Need to Know

Cops and firefighters like to make good natured fun of each other. I’ve heard cops call firefighters “second responders,” and every cop knows the look of sleepy firefighters just called out of bed in the middle of the night. I bring up these examples because they speak to this truth: ...
We Were Not Drafted!

We Were Not Drafted!

This month’s article is going to be relatively short. This will be done purposely. There is a message to convey, and I have found that the shorter the message, the easier it is to absorb. I am sure there are many variations of what I am writing here, each one no less important than ...
VIDEO: Parkland School Shooting

VIDEO: Parkland School Shooting

From the WashingtonPost.com:  The Broward County Sheriff’s Office released video footage Thursday that showed the armed school resource officer on campus during the Parkland, Fla., shooting rampage standing outside a school building while the massacre unfolded inside. The video ...
VIDEO: Defendant Attacks Witness with Pen

VIDEO: Defendant Attacks Witness with Pen

From CBSNews.com:  Dramatic video released Monday shows a U.S. marshal firing four times at close range at a defendant inside a Utah federal courthouse after he rushed the witness stand, jumped and swung with a pen at a shackled witness who barely backed out of the way. The ...