Stress Management

Albany organizations have in-house counselors and debriefing sessions

Researchers have developed a systems-level checklist to address stress and violence affecting fire-based EMS responders

How to best manage our high-stress, time-compressed working conditions to control fight-or-flight response

Summarizing the primary treatments currently being used to treat firefighters experiencing PTSD

How to communicate with your family after a tragedy or difficult shift

Four common behavioral symptoms exhibited by firefighters suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder

Know the four EQ skills that can help build your awareness and empathy – and ultimately make you a better crewmember

Heroes Comfort will cover all costs for those agencies that get dogs

“Sadly, this isn’t the last time we will see these headlines, but for us, today, put the tourniquet away and focus on the heart and soul of those in our charge.”

We need to apply our fireground mayday training to our mental health and personal stressors

Telling my members, my wife and myself that I was OK worked for a while, then it all caught up with me on an incident scene

Dogs have a long history helping firefighters; now they expand their role to offer physical and mental health benefits

To help reduce stress, Station 8 in Pittsburg has a weight room, physical and massage therapists plus mental health therapists

A career in public safety amplifies our natural human tendency to anticipate danger, which can be complicated when it expands beyond work

Austin leaders are considering rule changes after a Texas law approved low-THC products to treat PTSD