Firefighters must have the courage to face a multitude of risks in order to save lives and protect their communities. Their courage allows them to willingly risk their own lives so that others can be saved. A different type of courage is required to stay safe in potentially dangerous situations, avoiding needless risks and tragic consequences.

This provocative and moving presentation is designed to change the culture of accepting the loss of firefighters as a normal occurrence. Building on the untold story of LODD survivors, it reveals how family members must live with the consequences of a firefighter death and provides a focus on the need for firefighters and officers to change fundamental attitudes and behaviors in order to prevent line of duty deaths. The central theme promotes the courage to do the right thing in order to protect yourself and other firefighters and ensure that "Everyone Goes Home" at the end of the day.

Courage to Be Safe® consists of a PowerPoint presentation on a CD, as well as an instructor guide and sample handout materials. The CD includes embedded video clips of fire service leaders and excerpts of the emotional presentation made at FDIC-2005 by Reverend Bevon Smith, father of Paul Smith, a firefighter who in died in the line of duty in 1989.

This program is a must see for all who care, share, and have a feeling for the safety of all firefighters.

Is your department on the path to a line-of-duty death? This compelling presentation by the National Fallen Firefighter Foundations examines the root causes of LODDs and the role of Leadership, Accountability, Culture and Knowledge as it impacts the end result. Many fire departments across the United States "LACK the Right Stuff" to prevent them from being on a path to a line-of-duty death. Leadership, Accountability, Culture and Knowledge are the elements that need to be addressed and managed in those environments. Through education and training, those departments can improve their survivability by understanding the root causes of firefighter fatalities and tackling these four elements with special emphasis on understanding fire service culture. This program will provide information on how to incorporate this learning into instructional presentations.

This program is designed to reach fire officers, training officers and chief officers and provide the opportunity to learn how Leadership, Accountability, Culture and Knowledge can guide them toward recognizing how they can improve both their own and or organizational skill set for what each letter represents. (L.A.C.K.). It assumes the attendee has not yet embraced the Everyone Goes Home®, Courage to Be Safe® campaign. While improving Leadership skills, recognizing the importance of Accountability, the impact of Culture and the need for continuous Knowledge the presenter utilizes the opportunity to introduce the blueprint for the Courage to Be Safe® 16 Firefighter Life Safetry Initiatives into the personal and organizational improvement action plan.

If any attendee has embraced the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives and attends this program they will be encouraged by the interactive opportunity that both efforts can have both personally and professionally.