Past MoCo EMT Wrote:
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> > Past MoCo EMT Wrote:
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> > > At 1 point, I read a post that referred to
> > 'only
> > > mentally ill people killing themselves'. The
> > truth
> > > is, it isn't mentally ill people, it's tired
> > > people.
> > >
> > > While there are truly mentally ill people
> that
> > do
> > > this, it often isn't the case.
> > >
> > > I thought you may find this link
> > >
> >
> interesting:
http://www.firehouse.com/news/12199348
>
> >
> > > /fairfax-county-va-ff- medic-
> > > nicole-mittendorff-victim-of-cyber-bullying
> > >
> > > If you don't want to read, I will tell you
> what
> > it
> > > says: 38 of our Brothers and Sisters have
> taken
> > > thier lives so far this year. 116 in 2015,
> 110
> > in
> > > 2014.
> > >
> > > Further research showed me that between
> 125-150
> > > LEOs do the same each year.
> > >
> > > It is because we see the worst of the worst
> and
> > > have bred a society within ourselves that
> says
> > we
> > > must be tough and take it, or we can't do the
> > job.
> > > This also leads to the issue we see develop
> > right
> > > here. Bullying, Putting others down, Not
> > Valuing
> > > another, and on and on ad nauseum.
> > >
> > > In one post, I was attacked for 'throwing my
> > > comrades under the bus'. I thought that was
> > > amusing considering how this thread was
> > started.
> > > But that is my point! When are we going to
> > stop
> > > this childish middle school behavior and
> start
> > > helping one another?
> >
> >
> >
> > You consider that an "attack"? Oh man....
> >
> > If you want to start "helping each other", how
> > about not jumping to conclusions and
> automatically
> > assuming the post came from a firefighter?
>
> I made no assumption it was from a FF. I made the
> assumption it was from a person. But you just
> proved my point about attacking one another.
>
> It starts with love. As simple as that. Hold the
> door for someone. Smile at someone. Pay for the
> person behind you meal. Only say or type what you
> would want said about you.
Re: To all County Volunter Firefighters
Posted by: Past MoCo EMT ()
Date: April 26, 2016 07:08AM
Being a first responder takes, among many other things, compassion.
Even as a FF, you may be in the back seat of a crumpled car holding neck stabilization while an elderly woman yells because her open compound ankle fraction is trapped under the gas pedal.
You may have to hold the hand of screaming man all the way to the hospital all the way to the hospital because he is in pain.
You may need to push all of your feelings aside and compassionately treat the drunk drivers injuries even though he just killed a family of 5 on the way to Church.
You may have to hug a crying man outside of a house fire because he has just lost everything he owns, including his beloved cat.
You may be rescued by, or need to rescue, a Volunteer or a Paid FF.
This job is for the special people. Those who have love in their hearts for others. Whether a Vollie or Paid. It is a calling that you either have or don't have. It is a job that you can pull it together and smile at 3 AM when you get the call for 'Person Down'and it is one of your usual. And you do it because you love people.
I see no compassion, no love here. And I pray that my family in Fairfax never needs the Fire Dept