Behavioral Health Programs in the Fire Service Programs and initiativesthat can help create a dialogue about sensitive issues By Paul Bourgeois Published Friday,February 15, 2013 | From the March 2013Issue of FireRescue Editor’s note: In thisarticle of a two-article series on firefighter behavioral health, PaulBourgeois explains the importance of making behavioral health a priority in...Read More
Trauma Survivors Deserve TherapyThat Actually Works Alan G. Kraut Executivedirector, Association for Psychological Science in Washington, D.C. Themind-boggling events of the past month — the Boston Marathon bombings, thefertilizer plant explosion near Waco, a deadly collapse of a garment factory inBangladesh — will undoubtedly leave in their wake a host of survivorssuffering from...Read More
MemberAssistance Program The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) and American AddictionCenters have teamed up to provide the National Fire Services Member AssistanceProgram to all NVFC members and their families. NVFC members and their familiescan call the FREE, confidential Member Assistance Hotline at 1-888-731-FIRE(3473) any time day or night to help you through issues affecting your...Read More
Hey Chief, Are You OK? ~ Coping with PTSD by Deputy Chief Robert R. Devonshire, Jr.Strasburg Fire Company #1 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Since October 1985, I have had the privilege of callingmyself a firefighter. This has afforded me many opportunities and openednumerous doors because of my involvement in this profession. Over the years, I...Read More
Montreal Fire Chief quits following underling’s suicide April 3rd, 2013 JEAN-LOUIS FORTIN | QMIAGENCY MONTREAL – Montreal’s fire chief is quitting amid anintimidation scandal that led to a high-ranking fire official killing himself. Serge Tremblay, a 35-year veteran, announced he’ll leaveon May 31. He admitted his department has a bullying problem...Read More
Behavior Health Is a Leadership Role Return to theApril 1, 2013issueof On Scene What exciting lives we lead. Weparticipate in many events that other people only get to read about or watch inamazement on TV.We see babies born and people die. Lives change in a matter ofmoments, sometimes for the better and other times...Read More
