Uncertain Outcome

As a fire fighter for many years, we studied and discussed classic tragedies and new events as they came along. At a fire in the Northwest several years back, several ff''s (who didn't survive) wasted time; one took pictures and another wrote poetry (haiku) as the fire approached them. They could have been picking a better site to deploy their shelters but, alas, they were distracted at a key point.

Tragic when unavoidable. As a Navy Hospital Corpsman I treated people after accidents but spent more of my time trying to prevent the preventable ones. That was the fire service idea too. Every loss has been tragic but some could have been avoided. ALAS.