New Florida law will help firefighters with PTSD

  • Source: WGFL
  • Published: 05/15/2018 05:56 PM

One call and you must drop everything and go. Responding to one call after another, firefighters have seen it all. "Unfortunately a couple of years ago I had two pediatric cardiac arrest. It was very tough," Alachua County Fire Rescue Lt. Jennifer Blakeney said. "I have a child right around the same age so it really makes you think about your own kids.” Alachua County Fire Chaplin Robert Smith said their goal is to serve, whether it's fighting the biggest fires or breaking devastating news to a family. "Not only do you see it but you see the family dealing with it also so it’s a very heavy burden," Smith said. That can take a toll on their mental health.



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