PHOTOS: Crews responded to a house fire in Wilmington Friday morning, Sept. 6, in the 1000 block of S 7th Street.
According to firefighters on scene, no one was hurt in the fire, which damaged the back of the home. The fire marshals office determined that the fire was intentionally set, and the Wilmington Police Department is now investigating.
“Before 6:30 this morning, Wilmington Firefighters were called to a home on S 7th St. Smoke and flames were present on arrival. Crews quickly executed a primary search to ensure the building was empty and then worked to extinguish the fire,” the Wilmington Fire Department states.
Four people were displaced by the fire, and the Red Cross is assisting them.
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The hidden cost of public safety.
First responders are crucial to it, but it comes at a human cost. They’re often told to tough it out because it`s just part of the job, but that mentality is changing.
Boris Garrett, better known as BK, was a North Carolina State Trooper for 31 years. He’s seen his fair share of stress-related incidents, even within his first few weeks on the job. “When you’re on scene, you have to put on that work face,” said Garrett. “[When] I was a young trooper, I was in Greensboro going to a wreck and I noticed a gentleman was out in the road.”
That young gentleman was a fellow brother, a lieutenant for the sheriff`s office. “After I went home, I sat in myself and just kind of sobbed,” Garrett said. “It bothered me.”
It is common for any first responder, whether it be law enforcement, firefighters, emergency medical services or even emergency medical dispatchers to face trauma daily.
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