The OAPFF Peer Support Team will guide members who are struggling to resources which may be helpful in the path toward gaining assistance. Peer Support Team members have been trained in therapeutic communication, crisis intervention, and community resource networking.
They can provide assistance to both active and retired firefighters who are experiencing behavioral health and/or addiction issues. Peer Support Team Members act as a bridge to outside definitive behavioral health/addiction treatment.
Research shows that fire personnel who balance physical, behavioral, and emotional fitness have the best outcomes, whether one is looking at adjustment to becoming a firefighter, ratings of career satisfaction, family well-being, or adjustment to retirement.
Click on your District number on the map to see a list of peer supporters in your area.
District 5
Barry Wright started his fire department career
- ltwright593@gmail.com
- (740) 404-4769
- Violet Twp L3558
Morgan currently serves as a firefighter/paramedic
- morg67@gmail.com
- 614-595-8561
- 5th District Coordinator and Team Operations
District - 1
My name is Isaiah Miller and I have been in the
- isaiah_miller@yahoo.com
- (567) 249-5360
- Bowling Green L2379
Meredith has been a firefighter/paramedic for the
- mhill@iaff92.org
- 419-467-4930
- 1st District Coordinator.
District - 2
I am a Captain for the Akron Fire Department and
- maskea@oapff.org
- 330-612-6101
- 2nd District Coordinator and Team Clinical Coordinator
I have been a career firefighter/paramedic for 23
- m_schenek@hotmail.com
- (440) 785-8638
- Strongsville L2882
District - 3
Ryan Sullivan is a dedicated public servant
- rsullivan1024@gmail.com
- (330) 464-3063
- Jackson Twp L2280
Tracey began a career in EMS in 1989, became a
- wrightkarma70@gmail.com
- 330-507-2725
- 3rd District Coordinator and Team Communications
District - 4
I’m a recently retired Dayton FF/PM. I was the
- jimburnekajr@gmail.com
- (937) 604-3611
- Dayton L136 (RET)
Joseph Elliott has been working as a career
- jelliott724@gmail.com
- (513) 233-1486
- 4th District Coordinator Cincinnati L48
Kevin joined the Springfield Fire Rescue Division
- Ksanders4@woh.rr.com
- 937-207-9536
- Springfield L333
Scott Holland is a Lieutenant with the Sharonville
- sholland3535@gmail.com
- (513) 276-9714
- Sharonville L4498