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Podcast: Enduring The Badge
Episode: Safeguarding Our Saviors: Retired Battalion Chief Robert Avsec on the Mental Health Crusade in Firefighting
Description: Send us a textWhen the sirens fade and the trucks are back in the bay, what lingers in the minds of those who fight fires? Robert Absteck, a retired battalion chief, writer, and advocate from the Chesterfield Virginia Fire and EMS department, brings his expertise to our latest episode, revealing the silent battles waged within the fire service. As a member of the Fire Service Psychology Association, Absteck draws back the curtain on the mental health challenges firefighters face, from the haunting uptick in suicides to the psychological onslaught of cancer diagnoses within their ranks.<...