The course will look at LODDs from different perspectives as well as common themes to LODDs and LODD prevention. Brian Kazmierzak serves as the Director of Operations for FirefighterCloseCalls.com as well as a subject matter expert for the NIOSH LODD Program and deals with LODD and Firefighter Close Calls on a weekly if not daily basis. At FirefighterCloseCalls.com we see the good, the bad and the ugly of the fire service. In addition, in August 2014 Brian’s volunteer department experienced the Line of Duty Death of Jamie Middlebrook. Steve Miles and Murrey Loflin are retired from the VA Beach Fire Department and both are currently employed by the CDC NIOSH Firefighter Fatality Investigation Program. In addition, Murrey was the Safety Officer at the 1996 Chesapeake, VA Double LODD.