Is firefighter stress really different? Captain Marc Wysocki weighs in

Mental health shouldn’t be treated as a crisis — it should be part of our operational readiness. That’s the charge from Captain Marc Wysocki, who joins Zam for a discussion on the cultural changes needed to address mental health, the implications of assigning your job as your identity, and how to do a “personnel 360” to for your crew. Plus, Wysocki shares the personal experiences and research findings behind his article, “Behind the mask: Uncovering the root causes of mental health challenges in the fire service (firerescue1.com/fire-service-culture/behind-th…),” which won top honors in Darley’s annual essay contest.

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