Ignite the Spirit helps firefighters manage the pressure during pandemic

Ignite the Spirit helps firefighters manage the pressure during pandemic.

TMJ4 NEWS STARTED "THE REBOUNDMILWAUKEE" TO HELP YOU MANAGETHE PRESSURE OF THIS PANDEMIC.AND ONE GROUP EXPECTED TOSTILL PERFORM THEIR JOB ATPEAK LEVELS: OUR FIREFIGHTERS.WEARING A MASK AND SOCIALDISTANCING.

THAT'S HOW M-F-DFIREFIGHTERS ARE NOWINTERRACTING WITH THE PUBLICON CALLS.

4:20 (PZ) it is oneother stressful thing you puton?

(BJ) oh sure LT.

BRENTJONES WORRIES THAT... FOR SOMEFIREFIGHTERS... THE ADDEDSTRESS OF COVID-19 - COULD BEDEVASTATING.

BJ 4:57 if thishad happened in 2018, thawould've been horrible - forme THAT'S BECAUSE IN 2018...JONES TWICE CONTEMPLATEDTAKING HIS OWN LIFE.

BJ :57 iactually had the gun to myhead and was squeeing thetrigger HE SAYS THE DAY-TO-DAYRIGORS OF THE JOB IN ONE OFTHE CITY'S BUSIER FIREHOUSES... PLUS A DIVORCE...AND ALCOHOL ABUSE... CAUSEDHIM TO BREAK DOWN.

FLICK 6:18mental health is somethingwe've become increasingly moreaware of FIREFIGHTER JOEFLICK'S NONPROFIT - IGNITE THESPIRIT MILWAUKEE - HELPSFIREFIGHTERS IN NEED.

DURINGTHIS PANDEMIC... THE GROUP HASDELIVERED MEALS TO THEFAMILIES OF SICK ORQUARANTINED FIREFIGHTERS.

FLICK7:24 obviously the pandemicdoesn't shut down that kind ofhelp AND FOR FIREFIGHTERSSTRUGGLING WITH OTHERSTRESSORS... WHO MIGHT FINDCORONAVIRUS IS JUST THE LASTSTRAW... áMENTAL HEALTH HELPIS AVAILABLE TOO.

IGNITE THESPIRIT WILL PAYS FOR THEIRFLIGHTS TO AND FROM ATREATMENT FACILITY.

THATS WHATTHE ORGANIZATION DID FOR LT.JONES... WHO NOW BACK ON THEJOB WITH M-F-D.

HE OFFERSáTHIS ADVICE... TO ANY OF HISCOLLEAGUES STRUGGLING TOHANDLE THE STRESSES OFCOVID-19 18:49 (PZ) what wouldyou say to that person?(BJ)get help - talk to somebody(BJ) 19:15 even i you don'tfeel comfortable, call someoneM-F-D ALSO HAS A PEER SUPPORTTEAM TO HELP FIREFIGHTERS WITHMENTAL WELLNESS.

FIREFIGHTERSSUPPORT TEAM M-F-D ALSOM-F-D ALSO HAS A PEER SUPPORTTEAM TO HELP FIREFIGHTERS WITHMENTAL WELLNESS.

IT WAS AMEMBER OF THAT TEAM THAT FIRSTDEMANDED LT.

JONES SEEKHELP... AND CONVINCED HIM TOTRAVEL TO THE TREATMENTFACILITY.

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