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Old 13th Jul 2015, 12:32
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Buster Hyman

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I fully understand the risk is there but why turn it into a p---ing contest by saying it's harder than in the cockpit, truth is that each person has their own threshold that means it needs to be monitored individually ( meaning it's down to the person and Chain to manage).
It's certainly helps being detached from the action, and therefore , maybe there are ways to deal with it, how that is done, I hope it is done with compassion.....
^^^This^^^

There's no need for comparisons. PTSD is what it is for each individual. I know & accept that I can't compare my fireground experiences with combat veterans (and I never would) but out of the 5 guys on my truck, only the driver suffered genuine PTSD symptoms. Whilst I'm lucky, it still took time to rule out PTSD, but we experienced the same life threatening situation.
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