Comments on: Baptism by fire

By: Bene Diction

Bene Diction — Fri, 03 Dec 2004 08:20:35 +0000

I’m not in the US Quadri.
If you know of people who will help you find work and a home, medical attention or things you need, go to them.
A temple, a synagogue, a church, the United Way or people that help those on the street. It is hard because it will take time.
As you get your feet back under you they can help you find people that can tell your story.

By: quadri syed

quadri syed — Fri, 03 Dec 2004 07:26:26 +0000

dear friends hi, i am homelass in the city of seattle (wa) our here police department doing crime aginest with me police do not have any evidence to i am doing stealling crime our here and i all so report to the police department same one assault me but police officer do not assist me and i all so contact to the law firm the do not want to assist me and i all so contact to the media all around the national no one want to take the responsibility about the crime,
i am from india i all so contact to the my country media all around the national no one want to take the responsibility about the crime,i beleave behand the crime (us)government,
i need your help, thank you

By: Bene Diction

Bene Diction — Thu, 02 Dec 2004 07:38:37 +0000

Being in media and relating to first responders is like a bad marriage. We need each other but appear to work at cross purposes.

Robb, thank you for being a rescuer, to chose to run toward while the rest of us run from. Thank you for your dediction and bravery and your desire to save life.

And with you I lift my voice and thank God for finding us in our darkness and pain, for bringing light, hope and love to our broken hearts and minds. We serve an awesome God indeed.

By: Robb

Robb — Thu, 02 Dec 2004 06:54:36 +0000

Once upon a time, I was one of the “other guys”–The one that wore the air-pac. I’ve never heard the scene and its impact from your perspective. Then again, I hadn’t heard that anyone could get so lost in the pit of trauma until I learned the hard way–by “disappearing in the blackness that billowed out at me” one too many times. Long story short–my life fell apart like a house of cards when you try to add one too many. I blamed God. After all I had visited him every Sunday for 12 years. Where was He? In His grace, he invited me back to Him 2 years ago–on His terms. He now abides in my heart every moment of every day rather than occasionally in my head. Our God is an Awesome God. Thanks for a different perspective and an opportunity to magnify His Name, Robb

By: Bene Diction

Bene Diction — Tue, 30 Nov 2004 02:59:33 +0000

Good question.
Mostly favorite watering holes.
News departments are given a bit more latitude in terms of behaviour. More anger, arguments and dysfunction are tolerated.
A good boss knows when to send you on fluff pieces.
A paid friend, but that’s hard to know to get professional help. It’s not something you’d let the management and collegues know.
Now that fire, police and paramedics have debriefings there is often someone in the field that shows some compassion. Or you hang out with experienced first responders that have been there.
I found search teams didn’t have the animosity common between media and law enforcement.
Or ministers or priests that had left jobs in media. You find who you can I guess.

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 29 Nov 2004 23:57:24 +0000

I never thought about how those scenes affect the reporters. As a paramedic, I knew about how we would be affected by the things we saw and did. There are programs for helping us to deal with Post Traumatic Stress.

Your symptoms sound familiar. I’ve seen them in others. I’ve seen them in myself.

Who do reporters turn to when what they’ve seen causes them pain? Are there any programs available?

Rob

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 29 Nov 2004 22:18:54 +0000

Thanks for sharing this.