Managing stress needs to be a multi-faceted approach. Diet, sleep, body mindfullness and engaging your peers are some of the best tactics you can employ in your stress management as a firefighter or first responder

While there aren't any raw numbers on how many firefighters receive stress on the job, it's estimated between 7-37% of firefighters meet the criteria for the diagnosis of PTSD. Stress, in general, is a contributing factor to PTSD