"We're the same kind of humans. We're the same people that are out there in the public. We're no different, we're not built different, we're not wired differently, we're the same people with the same emotions."
If it bleeds, it leads. In today's 24-hour news cycle, there's no shortage of hyperbolic headlines detailing massive car pileups, grisly crime scenes, and devastating fires. These are the incidents that are talked about and remembered. But for first responders, it's the broken look on someone's face, the anxious audience of familial bystanders at an emergency, or simply the furniture - or lack thereof - at a scene that stays etched in their minds long after a call has ended. While departments are often well-versed in providing immediate support after a major incident, it can be the years-long cumulation of small, seemingly ordinary details that have the most profound impact on first responders' mental health.
On this week's episode of Stories From the Road, former firefighter/paramedic and host Phil Klein speaks with returning guest Captain Matt about two medical incidents that, at the time, seemed like "just another call." Matt reflects on how those calls have stuck with him and have impacted his approach to leadership and addressing mental health in public service.
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