Guest blog written for ATS by Robert Avsec In our previous article, The Effects of Stress on Our Brain and Body, we discussed how the brain processes and responds to stress and the resultant effects on our mind, behaviors, emotions, and our body. In this article,...
Guest blog written for ATS by Robert Avsec Much is being written about and talked about regarding post-traumatic stress and its effect on firefighters. The job has always been physically and emotionally taxing, but an increasing awareness of the adverse effects of...
Guest blog written for ATS by Robert Avsec In August 1979, I was a new EMT working my first job in EMS as an employee of the private sector ambulance service that had the contract to provide EMS to the city of Richmond, Virginia. On one of my first tours of duty, my...
Guest Blog written for ATS by Robert Avsec What’s one of the most critical operational issues that many volunteer fire departments struggle with? Knowing who’s available for emergency responses and knowing who’s actually responding when a call for...
Guest blog written for ATS by Robert Avsec Training and preparation should be a significant part of every firefighter’s career, whether it is their chosen profession or they volunteer their time to their community. First, it’s the only way they’ll...
Guest blog written for ATS by Robert Avsec Where to start? Tackling such a broad topic in your fire department might seem like trying to get a drink of water from a fire hose, no? Well, how about we take that water flow down to water fountain-size and get a good...
