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What to Say to Your Firefighter When He’s Had a Bad Call

What to Say to Your Firefighter When He’s Had a Bad Call

by Firefighter Wife | Aug 23, 2016 | Behavioral Health, Communication, Difficult Calls, Especially For The Fire Wife, Everyday, For the Firefighters, PTSD

You can feel the air turn tense before a word is even said. You know it was a bad shift. Something must have happened to make such a drastic change in your firefighter. Maybe he is angry, or silent, or sad….you just know something isn’t right. Do you ask...
Is Alcohol Tearing Your Firefighting Family Apart?

Is Alcohol Tearing Your Firefighting Family Apart?

by marklamplugh | Mar 9, 2016 | Behavioral Health, Everyday, Fire Family Life, For the Firefighters, Guest Posts, PTSD

Most of us keep a pretty regular schedule. We go to sleep and wake up at pretty much the same time every day. We have our weekday routine and our weekend routine. Our bodies are keeping track of our routines as well—physically and mentally. So many of our bodily...
The Bravest Thing I’ve Ever Seen a Firefighter Do

The Bravest Thing I’ve Ever Seen a Firefighter Do

by Firefighter Wife | Sep 20, 2013 | Behavioral Health, Fire Family Life, For the Firefighters, PTSD

This may be the most important blog post you read this year.  It’s the bravest thing I’ve ever seen a firefighter do. It’s about Mental illness.  Some prefer to call Behavioral Health, but I like Mental Illness because it truly is an illness and we...

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