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Below are some tips from the Chaplains on: Firefighter Well-Being Upcoming local Peer Support & CISM Training Emergency Services Marriages Fire Service RE-Cruise Vacations 

5 Things Firefighters MUST Stop Doing (to protect well-being)

From an Article in FireRescue1 The call is complete. The hose is reloaded. The engine is back in the bay and your muscles are just starting to ache a little. Now is the time your mind goes in to high gear - replaying the call, reminding you that you should have had that hydrant line one minute faster. What about the initial dispatch information - it was all wrong. And the IC should have put us interior way sooner... We evaluate, critique, re-evaluate and re-critique. Sometimes aimed just at ourselves, sometimes blaming others. The machine in your mind is put into gear and it takes off by itself. If you want to decrease job stress and increase your own well-being, there are five things you HAVE TO STOP DOING Judging Yourself Minimizing the Impact of Difficult Calls Avoiding Talking to Others Thinking that Speaking Up is Weakness Believing that All Firefighters get PTSD Read the entire Article HERE

Upcoming Peer Support/CISM Training

Group Crisis Intervention & Assisting Individuals in Crisis (GRIN) is a certified training by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation being taught in the Tri-Cities this Spring by a CISM Approved Instructor. This is a foundational class for Peer Support personnel, CISM teams, chaplains, and more. It is designed for emergency services personnel and is applicable to your setting. The class is three days and provides a certificate for 27 contact hours. WHEN: April 28-30 0830-1700 daily WHERE: Richland Public Library 955 Northgate Dr, Richland, WA

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A Good Read? The shifts, the difficult calls, the things you take home - firefighter marriages have special challenges. Here are a couple of good books you should read and have on your shelf. CLICK on the images below to find them on Amazon. Too cheap to invest in your marriage? Borrow one from Chaplain Bill! 

Here's a Surprise Offer from Chaplain Services

A Fire Service Yacht Cruise! Most do not know this, but Chaplain Bill Lotz is an accomplished Skipper. He and his wife Bobbie have been spending vacations on Classic Trawler Yachts in the San Juan and Canadian Channel Islands for several years. This year they would like to share the experience with a fire family couple. The focus is RESTORATION, RELAXING, REFOCUSING - basically what ever "RE" you and your spouse need. You will spend up to a week on a classic Grand Banks Trawler cruising the inland waters of Washington and British Columbia spending time on whatever YOU design. It is WAY better than spending a week with 2000 other people on a huge floating city. Find out more about the RE-Cruise offer on our website. CLICK the boat below!

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Executive Director r Chaplain William "Bill" Lotz, D.Min., CCISM Phone Number: 509.438.4440 Let's Talk! ‌