VIDEO: After multiple first responder suicides over the past month in Washington, public safety professionals are reminding one another about resources available to help them handle the stresses of their jobs.
The Pierce County Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 726 union posted a tribute on its Facebook page, honoring two lives lost.
“In the past few weeks two brothers from our state have taken their lives from wounds that were not visible, we need to stop the stigma,” the group wrote in the post.
“There's hope and there's help,” said Shawn Thomas, the founder of 1st Responder Conferences, an organization that works to improve the emotional and physical health of public safety professionals.