FDNY crisis counseling: innovative responses to 9/11 firefighters, families, and communities

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• Personal Author:
  Christ G ; Corrigan M ; Greene P ; Kane D ; Lynch S
• Description:
  As we write this introduction, we are rapidly approaching the fourth anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. March 2006, marks the first anniversary of the Madrid subway bombings. Just weeks ago, four bombs exploded in London's public transport system. It is obviously impossible to predict what may happen before this book is released. Such is the age in which we live. Each time terrorists strike, multiple communities are affected. The everyday experience of life is disrupted with effects that ripple throughout and touch each of the members. This book describes the approach we have used to respond to one particular community and identifies the principles and methods that have helped us in our work and that we believe may be helpful to others responding to their communities in times of need. The events of September 11, 2001, marked the largest attack ever on the continental United States. In New York City 2,973 lives were lost, countless more were impacted, and many of those remain changed forever. New York is a city organized by communities. Multiple communities within its borders were dramatically influenced by the events of that crystal-clear day. This text documents the experience of one New York City community. It is not a community defined by geography, race, or religion, but rather by profession. On September 11 the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) community lost 343 of its members. This represents the largest loss of life of any emergency response agency in history (The 9/11 Commission Report, p. 311). Among them were officers of all ranks, firefighters, marshals, and emergency medical personnel (1 chief of department, 1 first deputy commissioner, 2 assistant chiefs, 5 deputy chiefs, 19 battalion chiefs, 19 captains, 53 lieutenants, 4 fire marshals, 236 firefighters, 1 chaplain, 2 paramedics). They left behind wives, fiancées, and girlfriends; mothers, fathers, and siblings; children young and old and yet to be born. They also left behind more than 13,000 surviving members of the FDNY community. This text is about responding to the needs of the FDNY community. It is the story of a response launched from within the community by the Counseling Service Unit (CSU), the internal employee assistance program (EAP) of the FDNY. It does not reflect the entire FDNY, CSU, and professional community effort, nor does it review all of the pertinent academic literature. Rather, it is primarily the story of how some of the more innovative CSU programs carne into being and how they operated, and it draws tentative conclusions on their effectiveness. From that self-analysis and review of available data come suggested principles and practices. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Emergencies Emergency Responders Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Mental Health Morbidity Mortality Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Emergency-responders Emergency-response Exposure-levels Hazards Medical-services Mental-health Morbidity-rates Mortality-rates Psychological-effects Psychological-reactions Psychology Rescue-measures Rescue-workers Risk-factors

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• ISBN:
  9780471714255
• Publisher:
  John Wiley & Sons
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-268
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046267
• Citation:
  Greene P, Kane D, Christ G, Lynch S, Corrigan M, eds. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2006 Apr; :1-268
• Editor(s):
  Greene P; Kane D; Christ G; Lynch S; Corrigan M
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  New York City Fire Department
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20040701
• Source Full Name:
  FDNY crisis counseling: innovative responses to 9/11 firefighters, families, and communities
• End Date:
  20110630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201373/cdc_201373_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.06 MB ]