Retired firefighter and volunteer with Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. Text READY to 644-33 to join me!
Charleston, West Virginia
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I'm proud to be a fire service member of the Fire Service Psychology Association where fire service leaders and psychologists are working to "build a bridge between professional psychology and the fire service."
An important part of that bridge is to hav…lnkd.in/dxixAMm4
Excellent article, Chief Speight! I've often compared the role of the battalion chief (middle management) using the words of an author whose name I've forgotten but it goes like this "The battalion chief is like the gooey center of…lnkd.in/dNcGUxxt lnkd.in/d9e2aKVz
I attended the Brothers Helping Brothers Firefighter Health and Wellness Conference last September for the first time. "Best Little Firefighter Health and Wellness Conference that you might not have heard of!" I met Christina Bott and Chelsea Kavanaugh, M…lnkd.in/gdMEYnME
Fire service leaders and psychologists and other mental health practitioners! You don't want to miss this OVERVIEW of what is going to be the next phase of post-traumatic stress management. Think of Trauma Risk Management (Get accustomed to seeing it as T…lnkd.in/g6e_KPP5
ATTENTION: Fire service leaders and mental health practitioners!
DYK, that there's research that indicates if 10 first responders are exposed to a traumatic event, 8 can be expected to successfully process that event and will not develop symptoms of post…lnkd.in/g8FtXrmQ
WOW! There goes Eriks Gabliks, Superintendent at NFA, Women in Fire, and the National Fire Academy for "venturing forth into a new frontier!" I hope that this event is a "sellout!" lnkd.in/gUKEVsXe
Thank you for sharing this, Tara Massarelli! And I think you should go for the LCSW major! You'd be great!
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Many will post memes and words supporting PTSD Awareness Month this June, but few people are going to "put themselves out there" like Tracy Eldridge, ENP, to help other PTSD sufferers find their way out of the darkness. She's been there, done that, and is…lnkd.in/gRZ-3QhS
As has become her MO, Stephanie White has "hit another one outta da park!" My late wife, Wilma Avsec, had a great phrase for getting me to "snap back" to reality, "You're not the chief!" Thank you, Stephanie, for contributing to th…lnkd.in/gpCqF7Hy lnkd.in/gF-fFAYd
Thank you for posting, Marni Schmid! The fire station environment certainly needs to be a "port of refuge" for firefighters.
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So true. Thank you Ginny Renkiewicz, PhD, MHS, Paramedic, FAEMS, for sharing this!
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A road construction worker on Michigan’s I-96 project has a “Let’s Go Brandon” flag — MAGA’s code for a vulgar insult against Joe Biden — draped across his windshield.
This is outrageous — especially considering that President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is PAYING FOR over 81% of the project’s total cost!
Hey @MichiganDOT — why do you allow this? 🤨
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Florida schools have banned Amanda Gorman’s inspirational poem that she read at President Biden’s inauguration!
I stand with Amanda, do you? 🖐️❤️
Day #2 of Congressional Fire Service Institute conference in Washington, DC. Listen to U.S. Fire Administrator, Dr. Lori Merrill-Moore, talking about U.S. Fire Administration goals and objectives with a passionate and energy that you must see and hear to…lnkd.in/gtvd7NBU
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@RepClayHiggins pushing an activist for asking tough questions is supposed to be normal?
Thank you, Ginny Renkiewicz, PhD, MHS, Paramedic, FAEMS, for getting this one my radar and that of the Fire Service Psychology Association. I've been seeing more information about the impact of childhood trauma on folks working in public safety roles.
Fir…lnkd.in/gUaTcj9m
It's my pleasure to welcome Battalion Chief Dena Ali of the Raleigh (N.C.) Fire Department as a guest blogger for my blog, Talking "Shop" 4 Fire and EMS!
It's also a "first" for my blog in that Chief Ali's piece is a BOGO! That's…lnkd.in/drGdPYGK lnkd.in/d_AiWzJF