what we do
Intervention
Intervention
Intervention
Our critical incident response team consists of current and former law enforcement, fire and emergency medical response, dispatch, chaplains, and mental health and healthcare professionals working together to provide the best options to address critical incidents that affect your agency.
Response
Intervention
Intervention
The Downriver Critical Incident Response Team may be activated by contacting the Team Coordinator at (313) 426-2575 or (734) 347-8162. Services are provided free of charge, and meet all requirements of confidentiality as required by Michigan Public Health Code.
Training
Intervention
Training
Training is available in critical incident stress management for peer support teams, chaplains, and command staff. All training programs are approved by MCOLES for 302 funding, and many programs are approved by the State 911 Committee and other organizations for funding and/or CEUs.
what is a critical incident?
Here are the "terrible ten" critical incidents in emergency services:
•Line of duty death
•Suicide of a colleague
•Serious work-related injury
•Multi-casualty / disaster / terrorism
•Events with a high degree of threat to personnel
•Significant events involving children
•Events in which the victim is known to personnel
•Events with excessive media interest
•Events that are prolonged with a negative outcome
•Any significantly powerful, overwhelming distressing event
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