Stress of the Job: How Local Firefighters Focus on Mental Health
FARGO, N.D./MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Approximately 20 percent of both firefighters and paramedics develop post-traumatic stress during their careers. It’s a number larger than the general population risk of 6.8 percent. “We are a family, so we spend so much time together, you get to know each other and everybody’s families really well. But it is very tough to understand…
