Attacked on a Run with Ben Vernon
When Ben Vernon, a San Diego firefighter/paramedic, responded to a call for an intoxicated male on June 24, 2015, he figured it would be just like any other day. He […]
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Ending the Firefighter Suicide Crisis with Dena Ali
It’s not well-known outside the fire service, but there’s a suicide crisis among firefighters. We’re now to the point that there are more suicides each year than line–of-duty deaths. In […]
Firefighter Mental Health with David Wiklanski
As this episode’s guest, David Wiklanski, points out, the human psyche wasn’t built to see the kind of trauma first responders experience so frequently. That’s why its important to work […]