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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
Brett is a Lieutenant with the Violet Township
- L3558president@gmail.com
- (614) 402-8215
- Violet Township
Morgan currently serves as a firefighter/paramedic
- morg67@gmail.com
- 614-595-8561
- 5th District Coordinator and Team Operations
District - 1
Meredith has been a firefighter/paramedic for the
- mhill@iaff92.org
- 419-467-4930
- 1st District Coordinator.
District - 2
I have worked with Akron Fire Department for 17
- maskea@oapff.org
- 330-612-6101
- 2nd District Coordinator and Team Clinical Coordinator
District - 3
Tracey began a career in EMS in 1989, became a
- wrightkarma70@gmail.com
- 330-507-2725
- 3rd District Coordinator and Team Communications
District - 4
Carmen started in the fire service in 1988 as
- ck71westchester@yahoo.com
- (513) 633-3359
- West Chester Township
Kevin joined the Springfield Fire Rescue Division
- Ksanders4@woh.rr.com
- 937-207-9536
- 4th District Coordinator
