Mar 11 • 🗣️ General discussion
Introduction
I didn't see a formal thread for "Introductions", so I hope it's ok to simply say "hello" here!
Hello everyone — glad to be here.
I recently retired after 31 years in fire and EMS, serving in both volunteer and career roles, from the street level all the way to leadership positions including Deputy Director of a large EMS agency and Chief of Staff for the State Fire Marshal. Along the way I also worked as a paramedic instructor and led an EMS education program at a state fire academy.
Like many in this profession, the work exposed me to a lot of trauma over the years. What I didn’t expect was that some of the hardest struggles would come later — including my own experience with PTSI and moral injury, particularly when agencies and organizations I trusted violated that trust. That forced me to confront a lot of things I had spent years pushing aside.
In recent years my work has shifted more toward peer support, chaplaincy, and helping responders find healthier ways to process the weight of the job. I’ve become deeply interested in how people recover, rebuild trust, and sometimes even find deeper purpose after difficult seasons.
Looking forward to learning from the conversations here and contributing where I can.
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