By Anne Gagliano
When Mike or any other firefighter says that a run was “pretty bad,” that can be interpreted into civilian terms as meaning it was horrific beyond description, the stuff of nightmares, a scene at which human tragedy and devastation occurred. Keep this in mind, because your firefighter does witness these types of events all the time. When he tells you it’s “bad,” believe me, it’s really bad. Although he might not clearly say it or even realize it himself, he has, indeed, been traumatized.
The first step within a firefighter marriage in handling the tough runs is for the firefighter to share this information with his spouse, as I clearly laid out in my last column. Now you know, firefighter mate; the next step is yours.
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