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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)[i], opioids were a factor in 47,600 overdose deaths in 2017 (67.8 percent of all drug

For Mike Wells, a member of Prince George’s County, MD Local 1619, the fire service is like family. After his brothers and sisters struggled with

Bill Allenbaugh, an active-retired member of Baltimore County, MD Local 1311 and a 36-year veteran fire fighter, is now living and working as a probationary

If a member of your crew is returning to the job after time off to get help, you and others may have mixed feelings and

According to the Journal of Occupational Health, approximately 20 percent of fire fighters and paramedics will experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point in

If a fire fighter you care about has died by suicide, you may be struggling to understand or make sense of what happened while also