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PTSD, ARE WE SELLING A LIE?
Post-traumatic stress disorder has jettisoned its way to the forefront of firefighter health and wellness in recent years. It is a problem that hits home for a substantial [...]
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Health and WellnessWhy Don’t more Firefighters have PTSD?
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BlogThe Rookie Attitude
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BlogSuccess?
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PodcastsEp007: Dan DeGryse – Mental Health Fitness for Duty
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BlogQ & A with an Overseas Fire Service Instructor
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BlogIs there a Connection between Blue Eyes and Firefighters?
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BlogPride, Pride Everywhere
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Health and WellnessDo Firefighters Even Sleep?
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BlogVolunteer Fire Chief or Community Organizer?
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BlogOn Scene Arms Race
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BlogAliens, War, and Fire Service Pre-Planning
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Health and WellnessFirefighters and PTSD
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BlogThe Shlammer
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BlogFirefighting Is Fun
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BlogBlack Eyes Among Us
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BlogGhosts
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BlogThe Untouchables.
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Product Review911 Leather
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BlogSalvage?! But I’m Here To Save Lives!
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BlogWe’ve Always Done it That Way
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BlogIt’s In My Blood
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Health and WellnessChappy’s Weight Loss Solution Chapter-2
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BlogLIVE! From Ohio
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BlogBlastMask
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BlogNot Accepting Mediocrity
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BlogMy Dad’s A Paramedic
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BlogMeat Heads
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Health and Wellness3 Reasons Why it’s OK to have Dark Humor
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Health and WellnessCrisis Intervention
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Health and Wellness
Do Firefighters Even Sleep?
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Health and Wellness
Chappy’s Weight Loss Solution Part 3
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Health and WellnessIs it PTSD or Is it Something Else?
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Health and Wellness
Firefighters and Alcohol Abuse
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BlogUnused Fire Gear PFAS Test Results Are “Thousands of Times Higher” than EPA Drinking Water Standards
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Health and WellnessSleep Deprivation
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PodcastsEp008: Dan Willis – Create a Bulletproof Spirit
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PodcastsEp003: Marty Mayes – The Fire Asylum…When you want to achieve greatness, stop asking permission
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PodcastsEp010: Jeff Dill – Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance
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PodcastsRescue the Rescuer Show Episode 17 Ben Vernon
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PodcastsEp011: Dr. Tania Glenn – Treating First Responders with PTSD and More
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PodcastsEp006: Leckey Harrison – Raise Your Resilience
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PodcastsEp002: Don Prince – The 11th Hour Trauma Retreat, A Jump-Start Toward Healing
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PodcastsThe Rescue the Rescuer Show Episode 24- Fire and EMS Casualties of War
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PodcastsEp001: Stephen Kavalkovich – The Rescuer Who Needed The Rescue
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Latest Articles
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Unused Fire Gear PFAS Test Results Are “Thousands of Times Higher” than EPA Drinking Water Standards
Here is what you need to know. The Last Call Foundation in Memory of Fallen Firefighter Michael Kennedy has assembled a committee to “Research Chemical Coatings in Fire Gear Then and Now.” The committee consists of Diane Cotter of Your Turnout Gear and PFOA., Kathy Crosby-Bell of the Last Call Foundation, Dr. Graham Peaslee of the University of Notre Dame, Jon Marr [...] -
One thing a majority of volunteer fire departments have in common these days is low turnout numbers. It’s been on a slow decline for decades. People just aren’t getting out of their houses like they used to. There are some socio-economic reasons why that is happening; these include television, the internet, low wages leading to multiple jobs, and lack of [...] -
Station Pride has been following a wide-reaching situation with serious implications regarding Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFAS). These acids have been used in AFFF Firefighting foam and it’s been used to impart heat and stain resistance to our fire gear fabrics. The acids have been leaching into water tables and likely increasing [...]
