New Course Now Available: Wildland Firefighters Behavioral Health Awareness

The NVFC has released a new on-demand course on Wildland Firefighters Behavioral Health Awareness. Instructed by Jeff Dill of the Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance, this presentation provides an overview of behavioral health awareness for wildland firefighters, with an emphasis on understanding emotional and physical stressors. Topics covered include communication skills, addiction, depression, PTSD/PTSI, suicide statistics, retirement, and creating a behavioral health program. Thanks to a grant from the U.S. Forest Service, take this course free in the NVFC Virtual Classroom.