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Showing posts with label firefighters and PTSD. Show all posts
Showing posts with label firefighters and PTSD. Show all posts
Sunday, October 15, 2023

Firefighter gets justice after being fired for seeking help to heal #PTSD

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Frisco firefighter fired while on medical leave wins workers' comp case Dallas Morning News By Susan McFarland October 14, 2023 Aft...
Thursday, February 2, 2023

The late Captain James ‘Dustin’ Samples of the Cleveland Fire Department may still save lives

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TN lawmakers name act after firefighter who died after long PTSD battle FOX 17 Nashville by Sydney Keller Monday, January 30th, 2023 &qu...
Friday, November 19, 2021

When will Canada take PTSD in firefighters seriously?

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Wounded Times Kathie Costos November 19, 2021 We are killing ourselves through suicide was the headline by Shannon Pennington ex IAFF C...
Friday, September 10, 2021

Responders to Twin Towers still paying the price

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2/3 of FDNY firefighters, EMTs who worked at WTC site have long-term illness: Report ABC 7 News By Eyewitness News September 7, 2021 N...
Thursday, July 1, 2021

Firefighters don’t just fight fire

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Firefighter helps veteran suffering from PTSD episode on airplane FOX News Michael Hollan The firefighter is part of a specially trained ...
Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Officials told us there is not a way to track PTSD and suicide rates, and that services for these first responders are scarce.

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Senator Jackie Rosen Visits Fire Station To Talk About HERO Act KTVN 2 News by Bryan Hofmann February 18th 2020 "We don't wa...
Tuesday, January 14, 2020

To avoid hiring someone with PTSD because of the jobs they took to save lives, is reprehensible, as well as stupid.

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UPDATE Civilian woman with PTSD hired then fired because of PTSD City of Fargo approves settlement agreement in discrimination suit fi...
Friday, January 3, 2020

Wounded by PTSD as Combat Medic, wounded again as firefighter, Ryan Mains fights so others can heal

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Ryan Mains served others as an Army medic and a Woodstock firefighter. Now grappling with PTSD, he’s still trying to help. Chicago Tribun...
Wednesday, September 11, 2019

What was God doing on 9 11?

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Where was God before the Towers fell? Wounded Times Kathie Costos September 11, 2019 After reading about a firefighter being identifie...
Monday, August 12, 2019

More first responders saving others....but not themselves

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For second day in row, NYPD mourning officer who died by suicide NBC New York, citing law enforcement sources, reported that the officer...
Monday, July 15, 2019

Many federal agencies can't tally fatalities outside of work hours

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Agencies Boost Efforts to Stop Wildland Firefighter Suicides By ASSOCIATED PRESS July 15, 2019 Reasons for the rise are unclear, th...
Thursday, July 4, 2019

First Responders fighting PTSD, you can walk in their shoes...sneakers

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Iowa officer's shoe campaign helping first responders struggling with PTSD goes national If you or your loved one is suffering from P...
Thursday, June 27, 2019

Boise Fire Department FINDING HOPE

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FINDING HOPE: Boise Fire Department coping with suicide death, fighting stigma of mental illness KIVI News By: Karen Lehr Jun 25, 2019 ...
Monday, June 24, 2019

Community forms Hands Across the Bridge to support veterans and first responders fighting PTSD

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Community Joins Hands Across SH 66 Bridge in Support of Veterans, First Responders Blue Ribbon News “To see this amount of support from...
Friday, June 7, 2019

Boise Fire Department Grieves Loss of Charles Ruffing

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ID Senior Firefighter Found Dead at Station FIREHOUSE.COM NEWS JUNE 3, 2019 Boise firefighter Charles Ruffing, 53, had been diagnosed...
Thursday, May 9, 2019

Female firefighters have higher risk of PTSD

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Female Firefighters at Risk of PTSD and Suicidal Thoughts Journal of Emergency Medical Services Occupational Medicine Female firefighte...
Monday, May 6, 2019

Firefighter's last request, to not die in vain

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Family stressing importance of mental health after death of Orange Twp. firefighter ABC 6 News by Haley Nelson May 3rd 2019 ORANGE TWP...
Monday, April 22, 2019

First Responders workshops for the stress of coping with danger

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Workshops help first responders deal with stress The Republic By Mark Webber 4/20/19 Two upcoming workshops for local first responde...
Saturday, March 23, 2019

WHAT KILLS FIRST RESPONDERS

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WHAT KILLS FIRST RESPONDERS: Efforts underway to combat deadly stress of emergency work Idaho State Journal John O'Connor March 23,...

Ignorant Fire Chief insulted firefighter asking for help with PTSD

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Fire Chief made joke about PTSD to firefighter? Why is this still happening when someone with the authority should have invested time in u...