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  Officials: NJ fire chief died from self-inflicted gunshot wound

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  Chief Abraham Pitre, 44, had been with the Perth Amboy Fire Department for 23 years

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  When work comes home: Help for responders and their family

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  The cumulative toll from many different incidents over time impact responders' mental health

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  Serve strong: Support your crew

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  Firefighting is tough both mentally and physically. Know the signs so you can help your crew get the help that they need.

• PTSD quiz: Find out if your symptoms qualify

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  FireRescue1's exclusive PTSD screening quiz can help determine if your symptoms are consistent with those of the diagnosis

• Fire dept. to focus on mental health of firefighters

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  Recruits are educated about mental health from day one and the department is increasing its resource list for employees

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  Get your mind and body fit—and reduce firefighting stress—with yoga

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  Starting a yoga program now can help you cope with the stress of being a firefighter

• Team formed to debrief firefighters following tragic calls

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  Statistics show that 10 to 30 percent of fire and EMS providers will at one time or another suffer from PTSD

• Bill would give firefighters, EMS providers PTSD care

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  The state measure would guarantee access to a behavioral health counselor trained to deal with issues facing responders

• Survey: Majority of responders face workplace mental health challenges

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  Over 50 percent of responders believe their supervisor will treat them differently if they bring up their mental health concerns

• Fire dept. talks mental health after firefighter murder, suicide shooting

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  Capt. Frederick Bair fired multiple rounds, killing one man and wounding his ex-wife before turning the gun on himself

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  Study: Respiratory, mental health issues in Ft. McMurray firefighters

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  An epidemiologist leading the study said crews may develop bigger issues as time goes on

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  Has the fire service become its own patient?

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  A sense of entitlement and diminishing leadership are putting the fire service on life support

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  Firefighter PTSD lessons from POWs

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  U.S. prisoners held in the infamous Hanoi Hilton had remarkably low incidents of PTSD; here's how they did it and how that can be adapted to the fire service

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  How critical incident stress management interventions help heal responders

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  Agencies need to take proactive steps to help responders heal and recover from traumatic-stress incidents

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  Do you have PTSD or Complex-PTSD?

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  A segmented diagnosis is used for those who experience symptoms of complex traumatic events

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