I know it has been a long time since my last post however, all I ask is a little more patience.  I am about half way done with my FDIC report. 
Just so its not a completely useless post let me pass on the one quotation which had the biggest impact on the way I think.

In regards to risk/benefit analysis for the fire service….

“Risk has a name, face, and family, if the benefit isn’t the same, its not worth it.”.

As a company officer, command officer, or incident commander this quote serves as a reminder of the most important part of the equation dealing with whether or not to risk the lives of the crew.