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• Chaplaincy service started for Wash. first responders

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  The goal of the service is to lower suicide rates, divorce rates and job burnout that many first responders experience

• Excessive 911 calls to Tenn. fire department shows gap in resources

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  Jeffery Henson, 57, lives with a genetic neurodegenerative disease and called the fire department more than 90 times in one month

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  (Webinar) Taking the nation's pulse: The 2019 Fitch/EMS1 Trend Report

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  Learn more about the trends that are shaping the field of EMS from our discussion of the 2019 EMS1 Trend Report

• Austin paramedic leads efforts in homeless outreach program

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  Amber Price said seeing the same people make the same mistakes made her want to find ways to help people beyond rushing to them in an ambulance

• Ga. paramedic to open wrestling academy

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  Jeff Tucker wants to share his love of wrestling and provide a family-friendly version of wrestling to his community

• 5 steps to address physical and cognitive issues in an aging EMS workforce

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  If an EMS provider’s diminished capacity prevents them from performing the job’s essential functions or puts anyone’s safety at risk, consider reasonable accommodations

• 6 Mont. EMS departments receive $300K to start pilot program

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  Six Montana EMS departments received $50,000 each to purchase equipment and begin training for an integrated healthcare pilot program

• What should EMS providers consider before carrying a concealed weapon on duty?

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  EMS1 columnists react to a Kansas law that prohibits public employers from preventing their employees from carrying a concealed weapon while on duty

• Survey: How do you train to move, assess and treat bariatric patients?

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  Please take a couple moments to answer these multiple-choice questions, which will help us capture how your agency is staying up to date on training for EMS treatment of bariatric patients

• Bruised but not broken: Intentionally facing PTSD

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  After trauma images trigger nightmares, a paramedic decides to face his PTSD head on by resisting isolation

• 2 Maine FD personnel honored for saving woman trying to jump off bridge

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  Town officials and the fire chief praised the firefighter and paramedic's empathy in handling the situation

• Keep talking: Don't let EMS provider mental health become a taboo topic

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  Our co-hosts discuss the recent passing of a friend and the importance of maintaining a dialogue regarding EMS provider mental health

• Colo. FD swears in 2 service dogs to assist with mental health

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  MFR's Emergency Responder Service Dogs program aims to reduce stress to emergency responders

• Sept. 11 victim fund to end award reductions and restore previously reduced awards

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  DoJ officials said the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund will take steps to notify nearly 1,700 claimants of their unreduced payments by Sept. 11 of this year

• Therapy dogs sent to comfort El Paso victims, first responders

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  Rudy and Channel are in El Paso to deliver “unconditional love and support" to first responders and victims affected by the mass shooting

• Enhancing wellbeing, engagement and patient care in EMS with weak ties

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  Approaching casual relationships intentionally in EMS has lasting implications for improving engagement and optimism in the EMS workforce

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