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Common Sense Prevails

by William F. Torpey

Firefighters rely on their leaders to make good judgments when they put their lives on the line. Too often, I read about firefighters who are severely injured or killed fighting fires. I have the nagging feeling that, sometimes, those deaths could have prevented. published 6 months ago

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Those Lessons They Never Taught Us in School

by William F. Torpey

This story relates how a big brother who didn't make it to high school or collegen -- through his own innate common sense -- taught me, his little brother, who graduated from high school and college, more than any teacher or professor. published 10 months ago

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