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Showing posts with label Firefighters death. Show all posts
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Monday, March 16, 2020

We Can All Prevent Suicide



We Can All Prevent Suicide

Found on the Suicide Prevention Lifeline website https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/


  
Understanding the issues concerning suicide and mental health is an important way to take part in suicide prevention, help others in crisis, and change the conversation around suicide.

Hope Can Happen

Suicide is not inevitable for anyone. By starting the conversation, providing support, and directing help to those who need it, we can prevent suicides and save lives.

We Can All Take Action

Evidence shows that providing support services, talking about suicide, reducing access to means of self-harm, and following up with loved ones are just some of the actions we can all take to help others.

Crisis Centers are Critical

By offering immediate counseling to everyone that may need it, local crisis centers provide invaluable support at critical times and connect individuals to local services.

Know the Risk Factors

Risk factors are characteristics that make it more likely that someone will consider, attempt, or die by suicide. They can't cause or predict a suicide attempt, but they're important to be aware of.

Mental disorders, particularly mood disorders, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, and certain personality disorders
Alcohol and other substance use disorders
Hopelessness
Impulsive and/or aggressive tendencies
History of trauma or abuse
Major physical illnesses
Previous suicide attempt(s)
Family history of suicide
Job or financial loss

Loss of relationship(s)
Easy access to lethal means
Local clusters of suicide
Lack of social support and sense of isolation
Stigma associated with asking for help
Lack of healthcare, especially mental health and substance abuse treatment
Cultural and religious beliefs, such as the belief that suicide is a noble resolution of a personal dilemma
Exposure to others who have died by suicide (in real life or via the media and Internet)

Know the Warning Signs
Some warning signs may help you determine if a loved one is at risk for suicide, especially if the behavior is new, has increased, or seems related to a painful event, loss, or change. If you or someone you know exhibits any of these, seek help by calling the Lifeline.

Talking about wanting to die or to kill themselves
Looking for a way to kill themselves, like searching online, or buying a gun
Talking about feeling hopeless or having no reason to live
Talking about feeling trapped or in unbearable pain
Talking about being a burden to others
Increasing the use of alcohol or drugs
Acting anxious or agitated; behaving recklessly
Sleeping too little or too much
Withdrawing or isolating themselves
Showing rage or talking about seeking revenge
Extreme mood swings


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First Responder suicides



First Responder suicides

Study: Police Officers and Firefighters Are More Likely to Die by Suicide than in Line of Duty

No date – Retrieved Nov. 2018

A white paper commissioned by the Foundation has revealed that first responders (policemen and firefighters) are more likely to die by suicide than in the line of duty. In 2017, there were at least 103 firefighter suicides and 140 police officer suicides. In contrast, 93 firefighters and 129 police officers died in the line of duty. Suicide is a result of mental illness, including depression and PTSD, which stems from constant exposure to death and destruction.

The white paper study, the Ruderman White Paper on Mental Health and Suicide of First Responders, examines a number of factors contributing to mental health issues among first responders and what leads to their elevated rate of suicide. One study included in the white paper found that on average, police officers witness 188 ‘critical incidents’ during their careers. This exposure to trauma can lead to several forms of mental illness.


Medicine Health Suicide, Firefighters EMS, Firefighters death, Law Order Police safety, Law Order Police,

More information: https://www.bgei-educational.com/news/2019/9/4/help-first-responders-national-suicide-prevention-month  

Sunday, June 01, 2014

Robert Fogle 56 Baltimore County Fire Department Line of Duty Death

Robert W. Fogle III

1956 – 2014

Firefighter Robert Fogle died Friday May 30th 2014 while performing Operational Readiness Training at the Baltimore County Fire Rescue Academy. Firefighter Fogle was a 58 year old Driver Operator for the Baltimore County Fire Department, a dedicated 30 year volunteer Life member of the Pleasant Valley Community Fire Company in Carroll County since 1984 and a Fire/Rescue Instructor with the Maryland Fire Rescue Institute. Firefighter Fogle served the Carroll County Volunteer Emergency Services Association as the Primary and Lead Instructor for the Carroll County Career and Technology Center Emergency Services Technology Program.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 4 from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Pleasant Valley Community Fire Company, 2030 South Pleasant Valley Road, Westminster, MD. 21158. Fire personnel wishing to participate in the Honor Guard please contact Mr. Jim Mora at 410-236-0949.

Funeral service will be held on Thursday, June 5 at 10:00 a.m. at the Pleasant Valley Community Fire Company. Fire personnel can assemble at the fire company beginning at 8:00 a.m. Class A uniform is recommended for visitation and funeral service.

It has been requested for no apparatus to be driven to the station for the funeral service.


The Carroll County Volunteer Emergency Services Association asks you to keep Bob’s family and friends in your thoughts and prayers.
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Delmarva Daily Times: On-duty medic dies in Bloxom Virginia firetruck crash


Delmarva Daily Times

On-duty medic dies in Bloxom Virginia firetruck crash

Bloxom fire engine crashes into trees while headed to accident


BLOXOM -- A single-vehicle crash involving a Bloxom firetruck Monday morning fatally injured a volunteer firefighter.

David R. Chew Jr., 30, of Parksley, who worked as a medic with the Northampton County Department of Emergency Medical Services, died in the crash.

The accident occurred on Nelsonia Road, about a half-mile west of Route 13. The firefighters were responding to an accident on Route 13 in Gargatha.

The accident was reported at about 11:31 a.m. An investigation revealed that Chew, a passenger in the firetruck, was ejected, said Virginia State Police spokeswoman Michelle Anaya.

"Mr. Chew was not wearing his safety belt at the time of the accident and died on impact," Anaya said in a statement…

Chew, a United Methodist minister, served as chaplain of the Bloxom Volunteer Fire Company and was a rescue lieutenant and a member of the company's board of directors…
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