Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome is a very real condition which can afflict First Responders. This can happen because of a single event or the accumulation of different events over a period of time. If you or someone you know needs helps with PTSD, please contact us and we will assist you in getting the helps that is needed.
With the increase in suicides by first responders and the presumption that police and fire personnel are highly susceptible to this injury many Department Heads are trying to obtain help for their agency employees. (article link attached to photo)
The North Central Washington Chaplain Foundation Chaplains and Board Members would like to wish you all a Happy New Year. It is our pledge to continue to serve all the First-Responders in North Central Washington in the upcoming year of 2020.
Texas Trooper prays with a family after stopping them for a traffic violation. The family posted the story of the encounter on Facebook. The link to this story is attached to the above photo.
Arkansas National Guard Chaplain comforts grieving Fayetteville Officer during a wreath-laying ceremony at Fayetteville Veterans Cemetery. Note: photo linked to the complete story.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Okanogan County Assistant Fire Chief Christian Johnson, who died on Wednesday, October 2, 2019, at Harborview Medical Center a month after sustaining severe burns while battling the Spring Coulee Fire. Assistant Chief Johnson was a retired Army veteran and had served as a firefighter with Okanogan County for 20 years.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Former Chelan Fire and Rescue Chief Tim Lemon. Chief Lemon succumbed to stage 4 pancreatic cancer on September 17, 2019 at St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham. Chief Lemon was well respected within the fire community and will be sorely missed.
ALaw enforcement/ Fire Department chaplain who served the Dodge Police, Webster County Sheriff’s Office and District 7 Highway Patrol was murdered inside his St. Paul Lutheran Church. For further information on the incident click the link above.
