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“It would also be helpful if the administration would kind of weigh in and I haven’t really seen any specific indication from them on where they stand,” IAFF President Harold Schaitberger said
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The UCF RESTORES program is looking at how PTSD can be diagnosed through identifying blood patterns in the brain instead of psychiatric evaluations
Chandler Battalion Chief Blas Minor said the increase of medical calls handled by firefighters should be paired with an increase in addressing mental health
Newark firefighter Paul Leber was released to continue recovery at home and was greeted by a crowd of colleagues cheering him on
The study found that firefighters are more likely to experience persistent neck, back and limb pain the longer their careers are
An Albuquerque firefighter was hospitalized for almost a week after accidentally shooting himself at a fire station last month
Dwayne “Yogi” Thomas was responding to a structure fire when he suffered a heart attack
The fire department is aware of the SCBA issues, but they must keep using them because they have no additional funds
Police said the ambulance was returning to the Wise Avenue Volunteer Company with its emergency lights on when the car crashed into the rear driver’s side
Officials are supporting a pair of bills aimed at providing workers compensation coverage for responders with job-related PTSD
The Best Documentary Short Subject nominee follows three women who are fighting the opioid epidemic in Huntington, West Virginia
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Emergency personnel responded and provided medical attention to the 46-year-old Bridgeport firefighter
Firefighter calls mayday after roof collapse separates interior crew
Jerome Anthony Burke, 52, put up a fight after mistaking one of the EMS personnel for the manager of the store who kicked him out earlier that day
First Responder Support Network offer educational treatment programs aimed at recovery from the stress of critical incidents
Hoby Bonham was released from the hospital after the June 5 fireworks explosion that sent two firefighters to the hospital and left 10 other firefighters with minor injuries
A cause of death was not immediately released, but among resources the sheriff’s office referred people to was suicide prevention support
The Senate wants more time to study the issue and other provisions passed by the House as part of the workers’ compensation budget
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to a fire breaking out at a recycling facility and while fighting the fire, two firefighters were sent to a local hospital
Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel said that firefighters confronted a “chaotic” situation when they arrived with victims outside in the front and back of the building as well inside while a heavy fire raged on the first floor
Port Jervis Fire Department Firefighter Nicholas McKeon was sleeping in front of the bay doors and was killed after being struck by an ambulance responding to a call
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