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    How to Combat Firefighter Depression With Yoga Training
    YFFR Team
    • May 16
    • 3 min

    How to Combat Firefighter Depression With Yoga Training

    If you're a firefighter suffering from depression, there are actions you can take to combat it. One of these actions is yoga training.
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    Depression in Firefighters: How to Extinguish It Before It Develops
    YFFR Team
    • Dec 27, 2021
    • 3 min

    Depression in Firefighters: How to Extinguish It Before It Develops

    Keep reading to learn how depression in firefighters can develop how to extinguish it before it has a chance to take hold.
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    Why First Responder Mental Health Is Important, Especially Today
    YFFR Team
    • Nov 25, 2021
    • 3 min

    Why First Responder Mental Health Is Important, Especially Today

    Just in case you weren’t aware of how important first responders mental health is, we’re going to spell it out for you. Keep reading!
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    Implementing a YFFR Program: An Adaptive Challenge - By YFFR Instructor & Detective Wendy Hummell
    YFFR Team
    • May 21, 2021
    • 6 min

    Implementing a YFFR Program: An Adaptive Challenge - By YFFR Instructor & Detective Wendy Hummell

    Updated: May 21st, 2021 I went through one of the first YFFR Train the Trainer classes back in June 2016 at the Kansas City, Missouri...
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    The Science Behind Why Yoga Is Meant For First Responders - By YFFR Instructor Amy Yurus
    YFFR Team
    • May 14, 2021
    • 6 min

    The Science Behind Why Yoga Is Meant For First Responders - By YFFR Instructor Amy Yurus

    Updated: May 14th, 2021 First responders face more death and destruction in a typical shift than most civilians will encounter in an...
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    Training Mental Resilience: More Important Than Hose Drills - by Lt. Eric Brenneman (ret.)
    YFFR Team
    • Apr 30, 2021
    • 5 min

    Training Mental Resilience: More Important Than Hose Drills - by Lt. Eric Brenneman (ret.)

    Updated: April 30, 2021 As a company officer it became clear that my crew, just as yours, had to learn basic skills before moving on to...
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    Child Welfare Workers: The Unspoken First Responder - By Brenna Vidal
    YFFR Team
    • Apr 23, 2021
    • 16 min

    Child Welfare Workers: The Unspoken First Responder - By Brenna Vidal

    Updated: April 23, 2021 “A 59-year-old state welfare worker died Thursday of injuries she received from a beating more than four months...
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    HOW DO I REACH YOU? - BY Claire Van Guse
    YFFR Team
    • Apr 2, 2021
    • 5 min

    HOW DO I REACH YOU? - BY Claire Van Guse

    This is a passionate call to action for all first responders to take responsibility for their own health and well being by utilizing YFFR.
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    Why Are So Many First Responders and Military Personnel Doing Yoga?
    YFFR Team
    • Mar 26, 2021
    • 4 min

    Why Are So Many First Responders and Military Personnel Doing Yoga?

    Updated: March 26, 2021 These days you may be seeing an increasing number of brothers and sisters in your public safety agency coming to...
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    YFFR Team
    • May 9, 2018
    • 3 min

    Citizen’s Fire Academy: The Last Hurrah

    I’ve done many extreme things in my life. I moved to Australia by myself at the age of 18. I moved across the country on a whim. I ate...
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