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Slow burn: Cal Fire has failed to fight PTSD, heavy workloads
In summary About 10% of Cal Fire’s workforce quit the agency last year. “We are at critical mass, guaranteed,” one Cal Fire captain said. Workers’ comp cases for PTSD are routinely denied, and many...
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Back from the brink: A fire captain’s journey from terror to trauma to...
In summary “I felt trapped.” For months, a firefighter kept reliving her colleagues’ screams when a Mendocino County wildfire encircled them. On the day she planned to take her life, she got help...
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Ryan’s story: A hard-charging California firefighter loses his last battle to...
In summary Strong and stoic, a Cal Fire captain fought wildland fires and helped retrieve the bodies of despondent people who had jumped off a remote bridge. When the bridge beckoned him, he couldn’t...
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Overworked California firefighters struggle with PTSD, suicide, fatigue,...
In summary Cal Fire faces a mental health crisis. As wildfires burn year-round, thousands of overworked California firefighters carry a heavy load of trauma, pain and grief. They leave a fire but the...
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