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Walker volunteer chaplains describe 24/7 support for police and fire
Summary
On the City of Walker podcast, volunteer chaplains described on-call support, crisis training and how they assist first responders and community members after traumatic incidents.
Nicole DeDonato, host of the City of Walker’s Maiden Walker podcast, introduced retired pastor Tom Bradley and pastors James Stuhr and Jim Richter and said the episode would go “behind the badge of both police and fire.”
The city’s volunteer chaplains told the podcast they provide around-the-clock, nonconfrontational support to first responders and community members after traumatic incidents, drawing on training in critical incident stress management and chaplaincy certification.
Chaplains said their work is largely listening and providing practical and…
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