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Minneapolis firefighters are taking PTSD leave in increasing numbers, driving up overtime costs
MINNEAPOLIS — About 30 Minneapolis Fire Department employees, or roughly 7% of the 435-member force, are out on leave due to ...
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - June is National PTSD Awareness Month. That’s why fire and police departments across the country are recognizing the mental health needs of those on the front lines. On Wednesday, ...
Fire departments are doing it on a very regular basis,” said Mike Dobesh, president of MNFire, an organization dedicated to keeping firefighters healthy, mentally and physically, and on the job. “The ...
California’s firefighting agency has been slow to react to a mounting mental health crisis within its ranks as firefighters around the state say Cal Fire has failed to get them what they need — ...
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Independence Fire Chief Douglas Short says Fire Equipment Operator/Paramedic Chad Sappenfield wasn't afraid to talk about his post-traumatic stress disorder. After Sappenfield ...
Weber Fire District Battalion Chief Krista Horting, left, and Jim Truett, second from left, a member of the WFD Board of Trustees, are spreading the word about a new initiative to help department ...
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