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Fire Commission unanimously calls for expansion of stress unit into peer‑support services
Summary
Commissioner Aleoto Veronese's resolution directs the chief to return within 120 days with minimum standards for a 'state‑of‑the‑art' peer support unit and within 180 days with an implementation plan; Captain Daniel Griffin and commissioners argued the change will improve early intervention and reduce stigma.
The San Francisco Fire Commission voted unanimously Oct. 24 to advance a resolution directing the fire chief to develop minimum standards and an implementation plan for expanded peer support services for department members.
Commissioner Aleoto Veronese framed the resolution as an effort to modernize the department’s stress‑unit services, reduce the stigma around post‑traumatic stress, and improve early intervention for a workforce regularly exposed to traumatic…
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