Interesting First Responder Resources

These links are not a specific endorsement of any products or services, but books, articles, and websites I think you might find interesting and/or relevant to the job. If you have any resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) you would like to share with others, feel free to contact me and I can add it here.

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Books

• "Trauma and Recovery" by Judith Herman.
• "I Love a Cop" by Ellen Kirschman.
• "I Love a Fire Fighter" by Ellen Kirschman.
• "Cop Shock" by Allen R. Kates.

Websites

• On-Site Academy, Gardner MA - The On-Site Academy is on non-profit residential treatment and training center for critical incident stress management.
• USA Cares - A non-profit that offers advocacy and financial support to post-9/11 military families.
• International Critical Incident Stress Foundation - Has many articles on first responder stress issues, as well as a list of local teams.
• The Health & Fitness resource and articles section of PoliceOne.com.
• Firehouse.com articles on Health & Wellness.
• IAFF page on Behavioral Health.
• The NVFC Heart-Healthy Firefighter Program.
• The MA Health Promotion Clearinghouse provides free health promotion materials for Massachusetts residents and health and social service providers in the Commonwealth.
• The National Institute of Health webpage for National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).
• Sleep resources at www.sleepeducation.com.
• How to read nutrition labels.
• American Heart Association.
• American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) - A good stress management and injury prevention resource. 

Articles

• masterspublichealth.com/guide-to-sleep-deprivation/masterspublichealth.com/guide-to-sleep-deprivation/"Firefighters Suffer More Heart Attacks - Coronary heart disease is leading cause of death on the job, study finds" in the Harvard Crimson.
• "The Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Fire Fighters and EMS Responders" by the USAF and IAFC - includes the original research report and some very good training videos.
• "Stress and Sleep Deprivation in EMS" from EMSWorld.com.
• "Sleep Deprivation: An Unmet Public Health Problem" https://masterspublichealth.com/guide-to-sleep-deprivation/ from MastersPublicHealth.com 
• "Why Cops Get Fat and Die Young" by Jeff Shannon on the effects of stress on the body.
• "Mental Toughness for Law Enforcement" from PoliceOne.com.
• "Public Safety Relationships" from FireEngineering.com.
• "Worker Wellness - Fit for Life in EMS" from EMSWorld.com.