Crisis Accountability/Assessment Response & Education: a team committed to
providing assistance and support to our brothers and sisters.
Composed of Fire/EMS family of all ranks. These peers are given special training on
how to serve their peers with specific needs.
Chaplains from within the Department and outside agencies.
Retirees that act as invaluable mentors through various situations. Utilizes current
employees who have experienced a crisis to lend support to others in a similar
situation.
What Do We Do?
On scene and post incident member support
Chaplain Services
Family Support and Liaison
Risk Management / Works Comp / LTD Assistance
Counseling Team International Liaison
JAC - IAFF - IAFC Firefighter Behavioral Health Liaison
Benevolence liaison & support
Mental health Support and referral
Spiritual support and referral
Committed to PTSD prevention and mitigation
Identification, education and reduction of stress impacts where possible
Committed to confidential assistance & support of our fire family
How To Activate
Individual contact with care team members
Comm Center (Formal and informal activations, on-scene, post-incident)
Referrals
“Soft” Contacts-private referrals of concern
Who To Contact
Dave Burkart (Lead) --> 760-954-8283
Kelly Anderson (Lead) --> 909-520 5173
BJ Meyers (Lead) --> 760-220-3710
Benevolent Foundation Jeremy Pendergraft --> 310-938-5633
