Posted by Doug - Iowa on June 12, 2011 at 11:33:04 from (208.126.0.19):
In Reply to: First responders posted by gregk on June 11, 2011 at 19:40:06:
Been First Responder, firefighter, and sheriff reserve deputy in the past 30+ years. Now I'm just asst chief on the fire dept and mostly I coach the new guys (like my son just starting last year). We've had a pretty bad year so far, several fatalities of local folks. I ask the guys, if you'd been standing right there when it happened could you have changed anything? Usually the answer is no. Did you do everything you could with the training and equipment you had? We've got a good crew and the answer is always yes. Did you learn anything that will help next time? Many do. We talk as long as they want. Then I tell then call me anytime they want and we'll talk more until they have it out of thier system. That's the only way I know how to do it. We are also lucky to have a real nice lady preacher here that does a good job with them too.
My first call was a shotgun suicide. I'd been sworn in on a Tuesday and this was the following Saturday night and I was the only one out. Grows you up pretty quick.
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