WYOMING, Mich. -- A group of West Michigan firefighters are taking part in a training that will help first responders with suicide prevention. B-Side F.O.O.L.S., or the Fraternal Order of Leatherheads Society, is a West Michigan based group established in 2014, made up of … [Read more...]
ANOTHER FIREFIGHTER SUICIDE IN RHODE ISLAND
Another Rhode Island Firefighter ended his life this morning. That makes six this year in the smallest state in the union. Six. Existing in isolation in a station full of people is painful reality for some of us, and the last thing we will do is let anybody know. Could any … [Read more...]
By Emma Nelson, Star-Tribune: St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter's proposed 2020 budget would take money from the police department's mental health unit and give it to the fire department. Carter allocated $500,000 for the police department in 2019 to pay for three new mental health … [Read more...]
MILFORD, CT — On May 1, William G. Jamieson Jr., who is a captain and EMT in the Electric Boat Fire Department in Groton, lost his brother, Alexander Jordan Jamieson, 22, of Milford, to suicide. Jamieson knew he wanted to do something to try and help others who are battling … [Read more...]
LAKEWOOD, OH — For years, more firefighters have died by suicide than in the line-of-duty. To deter suicides and embrace mental health, Lakewood firefighters have launched an innovative new program. The Lakewood Fire Peer Support initiative will provide ways to reduce stress … [Read more...]
It should soon be easier to call a suicide prevention hotline. The Federal Communications Commission plans to move forward with establishing a three-digit number for the federally-backed hotline. Thursday’s announcement from FCC Chairman Ajit Pai signals the culmination of … [Read more...]
As you probably know by now, 3 of the five children who lost their lives in Sunday morning's fire at that Erie (PA) daycare were the kids of a local Firefighter. As the fire broke out, Luther Jones was responding to another call in the city (mutual aid) just blocks away as a … [Read more...]
BACK THE HERO ACT TO PREVENT PUBLIC SAFETY SUICIDES
Emergency medical responders and firefighters are routinely eyewitnesses to scenes of catastrophic incidents involving severe injuries, tragic loss of human life and property loss. The cumulative effects of these exposures on emergency personnel may result in psychological … [Read more...]
An FDNY captain was found dead of an apparent suicide in his Staten Island home Tuesday morning, police sources said. The 53-year-old captain was found hanging in a closet of his Tottenville home at about 11:15 a.m., sources said. His name has not yet been publicly … [Read more...]
Physical, Emotional Scars Take Toll on Firefighters
LOS ANGELES – From injuries, cardiac arrest, and cancer, with every fire they tend to, firefighters cut years off their lives. On average, firemen die 10 to 15 years earlier than non-firemen. But that doesn’t stop Los Angeles County’s firemen from answering the call every … [Read more...]
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