BELTON FIRE DEPARTMENT: Learning from December tragedies

We are often told that the best way to honor a fallen firefighter is to learn from what happened and then pass on that knowledge to ensure it doesn't happen again. A few of the incidents listed here are from LODDs that happened during the month of December. Please read, listen and educate yourself on these tragedies. Something you learn may save the life of a civilian, fellow firefighter or your own. Please click on the links in yellow to learn more about these incidents.

Firefighter Close Calls-Keokuk LODD

December 22, 1999