This is one of the most difficult type of emergency calls to respond to for all responders. Anytime children die, it brings about piercing screams, severe shock, and other adverse reactions. These screaming sounds and the expressions on parent’s faces are not quickly forgotten. In a sense, they go with us. Standing beside families as … Read More
Repercussions for emergency responders relate to the impact and aftermath of exposure to critical incidents. This can be a single traumatic call or the residual effect of multiple incidents over a period of time.In both cases, the needs are real and the emotional and mental force upon a person can be lessened with intervention. An … Read More
It’s the phone call-page out that no one who works in the emergency responder world wants to receive. It almost automatically raises one’s heart rate, blood pressure, stress level and more. It’s that of an infant not breathing or having died. When I was called by dispatch, it was not quite mid-morning and the infant … Read More
Tears of sadness fell from the eyes of the young adult whose friend lay dead inside of the house. As this mourning female sat in the back seat of a law enforcement truck, she was in need of consoling. Prior to arriving on scene, I had been making a routine, late afternoon visit to the … Read More
In an instant. This phrase brings to mind the reality of how fast one’s life can change. The A.L.E.R.T. helicopter is lifting off with a driver injured in an accident in which he quickly crossed over the center line and struck a much larger, oncoming truck and trailer. He then careened into another big truck, … Read More
A major loss of property makes an emotional and mental mark upon its victims. An unexpected and destructive fire can quickly have a lasting impact on a family just like this one did this morning. While no one was physically injured, a major loss of property makes an emotional and mental mark upon its victims. … Read More
As Lake County Deputy Ross Holcomb’s family, close friends, and fellow emergency responders gathered last Thursday for his memorial service, the Polson Fire Department honored the fallen officer by displaying this unusually large United States flag. There was a strong show of support from many agencies, including law enforcement, medics, firefighters, search and rescue squads … Read More
These three men represent a new chapter in the work of Braveheart Chaplain Ministry. Joe Decree, Dick Sine, and Mark Breese are new volunteer chaplains in the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office, officially appointed by Braveheart. They reflect the Lord’s expanding the reach of Braveheart as these chaplains will be a part of the on-call rotation … Read More
On Valentine’s Day, representatives of the Bigfork Ladies Service Club presented this check to Braveheart. After we made a presentation last fall, the service club chose to invest into Braveheart so that both citizens and responders would continue to have a full-time chaplain available. This SUV came to rest in the midst of a rock … Read More
“The tow truck driver and I both admitted that neither of us had ever seen a car’s engine end up 50 yards from the vehicle it belonged in.” On Wednesday morning, a new volunteer chaplain candidate with a law enforcement agency had completed his interview. He requested that if I had a call which he … Read More
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