{"id":397,"date":"2019-11-29T20:35:05","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T20:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herofirst.org\/?page_id=397"},"modified":"2020-08-04T16:02:54","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T16:02:54","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/herofirst.org\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"HERO FAQs: Hope and Help For First Responders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Hero&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/herofirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Circle_Black-On-Transparent.png&#8221; background_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-18px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; animation_intensity_zoom=&#8221;4%&#8221;][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; module_class=&#8221; et_pb_row_fullwidth&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.2.2&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(254,209,0,0.9)&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;24px||0px||false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;3%&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;10%|8%|10%|8%&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; min_height=&#8221;34px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-47px||12px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<h1>Frequently Asked Question For First Responders<\/h1>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat|500||on|||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#353740&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_letter_spacing=&#8221;3px&#8221; min_height=&#8221;20px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;25px||60px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||3px||false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]hope for emergency responders organization[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#353740&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; min_height=&#8221;165px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-56px||0px||false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;17%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]These are some answers to questions first responders often ask us. Please contact us with any questions you may have.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;\/peer-support\/#WarmLine&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Contact Us&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.3&#8243; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; button_border_width=&#8221;3px&#8221; button_border_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; button_border_radius=&#8221;100px&#8221; button_letter_spacing=&#8221;2px&#8221; button_font=&#8221;Montserrat|on||on|&#8221; button_use_icon=&#8221;off&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; button_text_color_hover=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; button_border_color_hover=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; button_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;2px&#8221; button_bg_color_hover=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; button_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;on|hover&#8221; button_text_color__hover=&#8221;#0055ff&#8221; button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;on&#8221; button_border_color__hover=&#8221;#0055ff&#8221; button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;on&#8221; button_letter_spacing__hover=&#8221;2px&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;on&#8221; button_bg_color__hover=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_bg_enable_color__hover=&#8221;on&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Quote Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.3&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/herofirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/First-Responder-Help-03.jpg&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Quote&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.2.2&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;70px||0px||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Quote&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat|700|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#fed100&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; max_width=&#8221;700px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; min_height=&#8221;100px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;400px||0px||false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;flip&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_intensity_flip=&#8221;20%&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">HERO helps firefighters, EMTs, police, and their families. Contact us if you have questions about what we do, how to find help, and how we can work together.<\/span>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Contact Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#fed100&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;24px||12px||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Contact Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.3&#8243; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; animation_intensity_zoom=&#8221;20%&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on|||#fcd21d|double&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#353740&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||12px||false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; animation_intensity_zoom=&#8221;20%&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221;]<h2>SOME FIRST RESPONDERS&#8217; FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.<\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on|||#fcd21d|double&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#353740&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Montserrat|700|||||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#353740&#8243; header_4_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; header_4_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; animation_intensity_zoom=&#8221;20%&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221;]<h3>Which types of personnel does HERO include in the term &#8220;first responders&#8221;?<\/h3>\n<p><span>Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8 (HSPD-8) defines first responders as:\n\n\u201c\u2026Those individuals who in the early stages of an incident are responsible for the protection and preservation of life, property, evidence, and the environment, including\u2026emergency management, public health, clinical care, public works, and other skilled support personnel (such as equipment operators) that provide immediate support services during prevention, response, and recovery operations.&#8221;\n\nHERO uses the term to include police, firefighters, search and rescue personnel, and emergency and paramedical teams (Benedek, Fullerton, &#038; Ursano, 2007). For the purpose of this website, HERO concentrates on three major groups that we combine under the umbrella term of &#8220;first responders&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Emergency medical services (EMS)<\/li>\n<li>Firefighters<\/li>\n<li>Police officers<\/li>\n<\/ul>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Contact Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.3&#8243; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; animation_intensity_zoom=&#8221;20%&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on|||#fcd21d|double&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#353740&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Montserrat|700|||||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#353740&#8243; header_4_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; header_4_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; animation_intensity_zoom=&#8221;20%&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221;]<h3>What are some of the ways in which first responders experience job-related stress?<\/h3>\n<p>Public health and public safety workers experience a broad range of health and mental health consequences as a result of work-related exposures to natural or human-caused disasters (Benedek et al., 2007). First responders involved in these occupations are exposed to hazards inherent in the nature of their jobs (Plat, Frings-Dresen, &#038; Sluiter, 2011). \n\nExamples include exposure (direct or indirect) to death, grief, injury, pain, or loss as well as direct exposure to threats to personal safety, long hours of work, frequent shifts and longer shift hours, poor sleep, physical hardships, and other negative experiences (Botha, Gwin, &#038; Purpora, 2015; Heavey et al., 2015; Marmar et al., 2006; Patterson et al., 2012; Quevillon, Gray, Erickson, Gonzalez, &#038; Jacobs, 2016). \n\nMany disasters cause overwhelming disruption to the social, familial, economic, and physical structure of the affected community (Mitchell, 2011; Miller, 2011). The intra- and interpersonal disturbances that arise from disaster work can be observed among both professional and volunteer first responders (Mitchell, 2011).<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Contact Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; animation_intensity_zoom=&#8221;20%&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on|||#fcd21d|double&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#353740&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Montserrat|700|||||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#353740&#8243; header_4_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; header_4_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; animation_intensity_zoom=&#8221;20%&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221;]<h3>What are some of the preliminary physical and emotional signs that a first responder is having a stress response?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Bodily sensations and physical effects such as rapid heart rate, headaches, nausea, inability to relax when off duty, trouble falling asleep or staying asleep<\/li>\n<li>Strong negative feelings<\/li>\n<li>Difficulty thinking clearly<\/li>\n<li>Problematic or risky behaviors<\/li>\n<li>Social conflicts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>A longer list of symptoms, as well as self-help tips, are available from NIOSH. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/niosh\/topics\/traumaticincident\/default.html\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/niosh\/topics\/traumaticincident\/default.html<\/a><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Contact Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; animation_intensity_zoom=&#8221;20%&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on|||#fcd21d|double&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#353740&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Montserrat|700|||||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#353740&#8243; header_4_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; header_4_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; animation_intensity_zoom=&#8221;20%&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221;]<h3>What are some of the health conditions that first responders can possibly develop as the result of emotional stress?<\/h3>\n<p>One of the core risk factors for first responders is the pace of their work. First responders are always on the front line facing highly stressful and risky calls. This tempo can lead to an inability to integrate work experiences. For instance, according to a study, 69 percent of EMS professionals have never had enough time to recover between traumatic events (Bentley et al., 2013). 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