Citation

Coleman J, Kreis S, Jelinek L, Lasky R, Hiraki R, Hollins L, Shelton R, Dunne T, Shelley CH, Seidel G, Smith KD, Schwering J, Sault B, Feeney B, Zoldos B, Linnenkugel TE, Stewart P, Gorrie L, Worth S, Peeples LC, Halton B, Welch JA. Fire Eng. 2004; 157(12): 22-30.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Penn Well Publishing)

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Abstract

The various aspects of critical incident stress management (CISM) in different fire departments are discussed. The CISM team at the Toledo (OH) Department of Fire and Rescue has been activated since the 1980s, and is deployed in fire facilities, especially when children or multiple fire victims are involved. The CISM team at the Glendale (AZ) Fire Department is dispatched for house fires, homicides, suicides, drownings, domestic violence, and automobile accidents. The Lewisville (TX) Fire Department has an CISM team that comprises of police officers, firefighters, dispatchers, and chaplains.