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La Verne Fire Department launches peer support program, highlights $1.3 million in mutual-aid reimbursements
Summary
La Verne officials recognized firefighter deployments to statewide wildfires, reported roughly $1.3M in personnel reimbursements plus equipment and admin reimbursements, and unveiled a new confidential peer support program that pairs trained firefighters with licensed professionals for behavioral-health support.
La Verne’s fire leadership on March 3 detailed months of mutual-aid deployments and introduced the department’s first formal peer support program to address firefighter behavioral and mental health.
Chief Nigg told the council the department has been heavily engaged in statewide responses since June 2024 and that costs are largely recovered through statewide agreements coordinated by the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. “To date for this particular year, we received over $1,300,000 in personnel reimbursements, $240,000 in equipment reimbursements, [and] $380,000 in administrative fees, and just under $600,000 still pending,” the chief said.
The department is relying on reimbursement mechanisms in the…
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