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Commission introduces peer‑support resolution to expand firefighters’ mental‑health services
Summary
Commissioner Joe Alioto Veronese presented a first reading of a peer‑support resolution to formalize and expand the department’s stress unit into a peer‑support program with peer managers, station-level peer members, training standards and consideration of a psychologist (contracted or full-time). The Chief supported the effort; commissioners asked for timeline and budget clarifications.
Commissioner Joe Alioto Veronese presented a proposed peer‑support resolution at the Fire Commission’s June 13 meeting that seeks to broaden the department’s existing stress unit into a more formal peer‑support program.
Veronese said the proposal consolidates a number of existing general orders and models practices used by other California agencies. “The point of the resolution is to give the chief some direction to come up with what that unit looks like on her own after she’s taken the time to consult with the professionals that are in this particular industry,” he said, describing a 180‑day…
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