Daphne Professional Firefighters Association IAFF 4647

🔥🎗️ June is .

The stress of the job doesn't always end when the call is over. If you or a fellow member are struggling, help is available.

Explore resources for members ➡️ iaff.org/behavioral-health

We honor all our military family’s.

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Recognizing the work fire fighters do every day – on the fire ground and in their communities.

Today marks the 9th anniversary of the IAFF Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Treatment and Recovery.

In the past nine years, the IAFF Center of Excellence has provided specialized care to more than 4,300 members of the International Association of Fire Fighters, representing every U.S. state and five Canadian provinces.

Our one-of-a-kind facility is dedicated exclusively to fire fighters, paramedics and dispatchers—offering culturally competent treatment for behavioral health challenges including substance use, trauma, depression and anxiety.

We are incredibly proud of the work our team does every day to support the IAFF community and to lead the way in behavioral health care for fire service professionals.

Learn more about the Center of Excellence:
https://bit.ly/3HzPIzh

Happy Valentines Day

Engine 1 got a chance to help out the daphne animal shelter today. The shelter always has great animals looking for a home.

Our thoughts and prayers are go out to Camden Fire during this difficult time.

📄PRESS RELEASE📄
PFANJ MOURNS THE TRAGIC LINE OF DUTY DEATH OF VETERAN CAMDEN FIREFIGHTER

🚒 "Today, the city of Camden and the entire state of New Jersey lost a hero. This tragedy is a stark and painful reminder that the dangers of this profession do not only exist within a burning building. Our members put their lives on the line every single day,“ proclaimed Mathew Caliente, PFANJ President. “We are devastated by the loss of Brother [Howard] Bennett who dedicated his life to protecting the residents of Camden. Our hearts, our prayers, and our full support are with his family, his friends, and the members of CFD Local 788 Firefighters Union and Camden Fire Officers Local #2578 during this unimaginably difficult time."

🫂 The PFANJ is working closely with our International Association of Fire Fighters locals to ensure the family and the department have every resource necessary as they navigate this profound loss. Peer support resources have been on the ground in Camden since early afternoon to assist our members who are grieving, and station coverage is being led by departments who make up Camden County IAFF Local 3249 to give our members who were on duty the time to cope with this tragedy.

🔗 Full Press Release: bit.ly/pfanj-bennett-lodd

This past week Local members attended this 50 hour Hazardous Materials Technician course at Daphnes Training Center. Local 4647 had two members, Centrone and Elliott in the class along with two Local 4647 members who were the instructors Captain Staska and FM Hayes who taught the course. This course provides another tool our firefighters can use to keep the residents and visitors of Daphne Safe.

A cancer diagnosis can leave even the most seasoned firefighter feeling blindsided.

Shock, fear, anger, disrupted sleep, withdrawal, or difficulty focusing are normal reactions—not weaknesses.

The BLTM Framework (Behaviors, Life Events, Thinking, Mood) helps firefighters understand these responses and identify healthy ways to process them.

Support your mental, emotional, and physical well-being—because taking care of your mind is part of survivorship.

For more information and resources please visit: https://www.firefightercancersupport.org/ffcam