Today's "Time For A Short Break" 1946 VINTAGE FIRE VIDEO FROM PowerArc: This one is a rural working fire-take a look at the apparatus, staffing and resources compared to the fire problem. 3 minutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoU8Fvj_T4g … [Read more...]
THE POWER OF PEER SUPPORT IN THE FIRE SERVICE
ORIGINAL POST FOUND AT: https://www.fireengineering.com/2020/04/10/486528/the-power-of-peer-support-in-the-fire-service/#gref By Michael Lanning Today’s fire service faces many adversities, including entitlement, increased risk of cancer, financial issues, and low … [Read more...]
As New York firefighters respond to coronavirus emergency calls, an FDNY battalion chief and 9/11 survivor confronts the city’s latest mass tragedy. Simon Ressner is a battalion chief with the Fire Department of New York based in central Brooklyn. Twenty-five years ago, the … [Read more...]
We are passing on to you that Gordon Graham and the folks at Lexipol have set up a unique coronavirus site (https://coronavirus.lexipol.com/) The site provides you with no cost COVID-19 fire department policies, courses and training tools for individuals and agencies. Lexipol … [Read more...]
The death of Cowlitz 2 battalion chief Mickel Zainfeld has prompted local agencies and grassroots groups to boost efforts to help firefighters, police and other first responders cope with the emotional trauma of their jobs. And one way may be for both them and the public to … [Read more...]
Take just 2 minutes and watch this video from Battalion Chief Jim Brinkley, (Ret). Prior to his position at the IAFF Jim served for more than 21 years with the Prince George’s County (MD) Fire/EMS Department and 14 years on his local IAFF Local 1619 Executive Board. Watch The … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTERS BUST THE MYTHS OF MENTAL HEALTH
CUMBERLAND COUNTY — A new mental health campaign in Cumberland County is aimed at helping first responders deal with the crisis and trauma they see daily. First responders struggle in silence while their relationships with partners, children, and others around them suffer. … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that a Texas Fire Chief died Tuesday afternoon in the intensive care unit after suffering a self-inflicted gunshot wound yesterday morning. Central Bell County Fire/Rescue Chief Jason Worsdale was a decorated Army Veteran who had recently finished Ranger … [Read more...]
By Jackie Harrison-Martin, News Herald: Twenty-eight years turned out to be a lifetime for Damon Clayton, and that in itself has devastated his family, friends and those he worked with over the years. But, it was long enough to pack a lot of love for his family and a fierce … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER IN ENGLAND FOUND DEAD OF SUICIDE IN FIREHOUSE
Andrew Moore, aged 50, was found at the Merridale Street station where he had been on night shift duty with colleagues on January 16. The inquest heard that Mr Moore, of Robin Close in Huntington, near Cannock, was pronounced dead at New Cross Hospital. The cause of death was … [Read more...]
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