Special report: When fire departments fail to learn from each other’s mistakes, firefighters pay the price
Fatal Echoes
Over the last two decades, hundreds of firefighters were killed and tens of thousands injured in incidents that bore a grim connection: They had happened before in almost exactly the same ways. Nationwide, in tragedy after tragedy, firefighters paid the price when fire departments didn’t learn from others’ mistakes.
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This story was originally published December 7, 2016 at 9:53 AM with the headline "Special report: When fire departments fail to learn from each other’s mistakes, firefighters pay the price."