Mar 18, 2025
by Mel Bearns First responders consistently face very high levels of risk and associated stress – but it wasn’t until recently that the mental health and wellness of police officers, firefighters, and paramedics were given much attention. This, unfortunately, left...
Oct 22, 2024
Photo via Unsplash By Mel BearnsIt is estimated that each year, over 356,000 cardiac arrest events occur outside of hospital settings across the U.S. – and nearly 90% of them prove to be fatal. To address this critical issue and improve preparedness in schools and...
Jul 27, 2024
Dr. Rebecca Kaltman, Jonathan Tate, Dr. Michele Johnson, and Dr. Sheila Khianey On July 19, 2024, close to a hundred attendees, including the current cadet classes from DC Fire and EMS and the Metropolitan Police Department, gathered at the Inova Center for...
Jun 15, 2024
Image via Pexels By Tammy LeythamCrossCountry Mortgage has launched a new benefit program aimed at alleviating the financial burdens faced by the families of first responders who lose their lives in the line of duty. This unique initiative provides a Line of Duty...
Sep 19, 2023
Image courtesy of iStock By Tammy LeythamOne hundred thirty-two.That’s the number of suicides that occur – on average – each day in the United States. In 2022, an estimated 49,449 Americans died by suicide, compared to 48,183 in 2021. Suicide is the 11th leading...
Apr 24, 2023
A conversation between Jonathan Tate, Washington DC firefighter and founder of Food on the Stove, and Marc Bashoor, Fire Chief (ret.), Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department. Well into Chief Bashoor’s decades-long career in the fire service, he experienced a pair...
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