Wellness in the Firefighter Community
In 2020, there were approximately 364,300 professional firefighters employed within the United States (Fahy et al., 2022); not accounting for volunteer or wildland firefighters. While many people believe professional firefighters spend the majority of their time responding to residential or commercial fires, the reality is that firefighters are far more likely to respond to calls […]
Findings from the National Survey on Public Safety Wellness
The National Wellness Survey was developed to assess the impact of public safety work on individual wellness and capture effects of the current climate on personnel. Respondents include individuals serving in any type of public safety role between November 2020 and November 2021, with the majority being sworn law enforcement officers, fire & rescue personnel, […]
Developing Resilience Through the David Lynch Foundation
With help from The David Lynch Foundation, first responders and their professional staff with the tools they need to maintain resiliency. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orh0n0JeLOohttps%3A%2F%2Ffoundationfrwr.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F01%2Ftranscendental_meditation_at_the_fdny_counseling_services_unit-1080p.mp4https%3A%2F%2Ffoundationfrwr.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F01%2Fsalvatore_cassano_commissioner_fdny_ret._national_chairman_tm_for_firefighters_initiative_%E2%80%93_on_tm_for_first_responders-Original.mp4
A look at Wellness Among Emergency Dispatchers
Emergency communication operators (ECOs) are routinely exposed to duty-related trauma and tasked with obtaining pertinent information to identify the nature of the emergency, allocate necessary resources and provide critical details to those responding to the crisis. The associated stress places ECOs at an increased risk for mental health problems. Research (e.g., Blalock, Black, Bourke, & […]