Focus on firefighter suicides in Phoenix

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4 Phoenix firefighters commit suicide in 7 months: Fire chief says changes coming

PHOENIX - They are heroes. They save lives.

The 1,600 sworn members of the Phoenix Fire Department risk their own lives to battle fire, offer medical assistance, pull accident victims from vehicles and administer CPR to drowning victims.

While they handled close to 150,000 calls for help from the public in 2009, nothing could have prepared the Phoenix Fire Department for the internal tragedy happening within their ranks. Four firemen have killed themselves in a span of seven months....

http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/local_news/investigations/four-phoenix-firefighters-commit-suicide-in-seven-month-span%3A-fire-chief-says-changes-coming

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4 Phoenix firefighters commit suicide in 7 months: Fire chief says changes coming

http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/local_news/investigations/four-phoenix-firefighters-commit-suicide-in-seven-month-span%3A-fire-chief-says-changes-coming

Wow, that sucks. Sounds like a nationwide problem. Keep an eye on your brothers, read the entire article, there are tips on what to do, how to spot brothers at risk.