Lauren Webster, University of Virginia student and volunteer paramedic, dies at 25 By Emily Langer, Published: May 18 | Updated: Saturday, May 19, 10:07 PMThe Washington Post Lauren Webster joined the Sterling Volunteer Rescue Squad at 18, and even after entering the University of Virginia, she returned every Friday to pull a 12-hour night shift as a...Read More
By LAURA KINSLER | The Tampa Tribune Published: April 26, 2012 Updated: April 26, 2012 – 4:46 PM LARGO — The man who shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself Wednesday at a Largo Walgreens parking lot was a longtime Pasco County firefighter. James Ronald Wolski, 35, shot Stacie Diane...Read More
‘Picture you tied to suicide’ By LAURA STRICKER, THE SUDBURY STAR "I would never picture you tied to suicide." That’s what Scott Chisholm — a firefighter, photographer and former paramedic — often hears when he tells people about his dad’s suicide. So he’s trying to change that image. In 2009, he started the...Read More
Putting Suicide Prevention into Practice by using Actionable Knowledge The CDC announces the creation of new suicide prevention products and tools, developed from federal and local partnerships. For youth between the ages of 10 and 24, suicide is the third leading cause of death. Nearly 14 percent of high school students report seriously...Read More
Provided by our good friends at the North American Firefighter Veteran Network http://firefighterveteran.com/relating-to-suicide-power-point.html Dr. Joiner is one of the foremost experts on suicide and is very adept at explaining this difficult concept in layman’s terms. RELATING TO SUICIDE Down load: Why People Die by Suicide This is a technically detailed power point...Read More
We need to keep an eye on our retirees too. Too many times they leave the department and lose their “connection”. Do you have something in place to help with that separation? Arson, suicide suspected by retiree 3-29-12 A retired Pittsburgh firefighter apparently shot himself to death on Wednesday morning, apparently...Read More
