Firefighter Mental and Behavioral Health Survey SurveyMonkey Q1 How long have you been a firefighter? Answered: 712 Skipped: 1 5 years or less 6-10 years 11-15 years 16-20 years 21-25 years More than 25 years 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Answer Choices 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Responses 5 years or less 8.15% 58 6-10 years 13.90% 99 11-15 years 21.35% 152 16-20 years 22.75% 162 21-25 years 11.80% 84 More than 25 years 22.05% 157 Total 712 1 / 22 Firefighter Mental and Behavioral Health Survey SurveyMonkey Q2 Have you experienced critical stress on the job? Answered: 710 Skipped: 3 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Answer Choices 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Responses Yes 96.06% No 3.94% Total 682 28 710 2 / 22 Firefighter Mental and Behavioral Health Survey SurveyMonkey Q3 Do you believe your stressful experiences as a firefighter caused lingering or unresolved emotional issues? Answered: 711 Skipped: 2 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Answer Choices 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Responses Yes 77.36% 550 No 22.64% 161 Total 711 3 / 22 Firefighter Mental and Behavioral Health Survey SurveyMonkey Q4 If yes, has it led to any of the following Answered: 559 Skipped: 154 Recurring/unwan ted memories... Easily angered or withdrawn Change in view of job or... Sleep problems Substance abuse Family/relation ship problems Thoughts of suicide 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Answer Choices 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Responses Recurring/unwanted memories of incident(s) 75.13% 420 Easily angered or withdrawn 64.22% 359 Change in view of job or future 51.70% 289 Sleep problems 70.84% 396 Substance abuse 31.48% 176 Family/relationship problems 59.03% 330 Thoughts of suicide 13.60% 76 Total Respondents: 559 4 / 22 Firefighter Mental and Behavioral Health Survey SurveyMonkey Q5 Do you believe these behavioral health issues are a result of post-traumatic stress? Answered: 651 Skipped: 62 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Answer Choices 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Responses Yes 77.27% 503 No 22.73% 148 Total 651 5 / 22 Firefighter Mental and Behavioral Health Survey SurveyMonkey Q6 Do you believe there is a stigma that creates a barrier to seeking help for emotional or behavioral health issues? Answered: 708 Skipped: 5 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Answer Choices 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Responses Yes 77.40% 548 No 22.60% 160 Total 708 6 / 22 Firefighter Mental and Behavioral Health Survey SurveyMonkey Q7 If Yes, what concerns contribute to this stigma about seeking help? Answered: 549 Skipped: 164 Concern about putting job ... Concern that work colleag... Concern that you will be... Concern about potential... Services not relevant to... Overall cultural sti... 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Answer Choices 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Responses Concern about putting job at risk 35.88% 197 Concern that work colleagues will not trust your judgment under pressure 46.99% 258 Concern that you will be seen as weak or unfit for duty 78.14% 429 Concern about potential impact on family 33.52% 184 Services not relevant to firefighter experiences 30.24% 166 Overall cultural stigma about behavioral/mental health issues 69.03% 379 Total Respondents: 549 7 / 22 Firefighter Mental and Behavioral Health Survey SurveyMonkey Q8 Are you aware of behavioral health services offered by your employer? Answered: 710 Skipped: 3 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Answer Choices 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Responses Yes 93.10% No 6.90% Total 661 49 710 8 / 22 Firefighter Mental and Behavioral Health Survey SurveyMonkey Q9 Have you used your employer’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for emotional or mental health issues related to your job? Answered: 711 Skipped: 2 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Answer Choices 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Responses Yes 33.19% 236 No 66.81% 475 Total 711 9 / 22 Firefighter Mental and Behavioral Health Survey SurveyMonkey Q10 If Yes, did you find the EAP services helpful in addressing these issues? Answered: 281 Skipped: 432 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Answer Choices 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Responses Yes 49.47% 139 No 50.53% 142 Total 281 10 / 22 Firefighter Mental and Behavioral Health Survey SurveyMonkey Q11 Have you ever participated in a Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) defusing? Answered: 712 Skipped: 1 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Answer Choices 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Responses Yes 77.39% 551 No 22.61% 161 Total 712 11 / 22 Firefighter Mental and Behavioral Health Survey SurveyMonkey Q12 If Yes, did you find the Critical Incident Stress Management defusing(s) helpful? Answered: 566 Skipped: 147 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Answer Choices 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Responses Yes 53.53% 303 No 46.47% 263 Total 566 12 / 22 Firefighter Mental and Behavioral Health Survey SurveyMonkey Q13 Have you ever sought help from a peer support service or from a fellow firefighter? Answered: 709 Skipped: 4 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Answer Choices 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Responses Yes 42.31% 300 No 57.69% 409 Total 709 13 / 22 Firefighter Mental and Behavioral Health Survey SurveyMonkey Q14 If Yes, did you find peer support helpful? Answered: 352 Skipped: 361 yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Answer Choices 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Responses yes 81.82% 288 No 18.18% 64 Total 352 14 / 22 Firefighter Mental and Behavioral Health Survey SurveyMonkey Q15 Are there other behavioral health services or resources available to you? Answered: 678 Skipped: 35 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Answer Choices 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Responses Yes 58.26% 395 No 41.74% 283 Total 678 15 / 22 Firefighter Mental and Behavioral Health Survey SurveyMonkey Q16 If Yes, please indicate which of the following are available to you: Answered: 365 Skipped: 348 Suicide/crisis hotline Substance abuse... Online resource/sup... 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Answer Choices 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Responses Suicide/crisis hotline 58.90% 215 Substance abuse counseling 72.05% 263 Online resource/support services 72.88% 266 Total Respondents: 365 16 / 22 Firefighter Mental and Behavioral Health Survey SurveyMonkey Q17 Did you find any of these additional services helpful? Answered: 321 Skipped: 392 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Answer Choices 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Responses Yes 34.27% 110 No 65.73% 211 Total 321 17 / 22 Firefighter Mental and Behavioral Health Survey SurveyMonkey Q18 Do you believe there are adequate behavioral health services available to firefighters? Answered: 696 Skipped: 17 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Answer Choices 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Responses Yes 43.82% 305 No 56.18% 391 Total 696 18 / 22 Firefighter Mental and Behavioral Health Survey SurveyMonkey Q19 Do you believe there is adequate recognition that behavioral health support services for firefighters are important or necessary? Answered: 706 Skipped: 7 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Answer Choices 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Responses Yes 41.22% 291 No 58.78% 415 Total 706 19 / 22 Firefighter Mental and Behavioral Health Survey SurveyMonkey Q20 Did you receive behavioral health awareness education when you went to work as a firefighter? Answered: 709 Skipped: 4 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Answer Choices 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Responses Yes 28.77% 204 No 71.23% 505 Total 709 20 / 22 Firefighter Mental and Behavioral Health Survey SurveyMonkey Q21 Have you ever received training on your fire department’s behavioral health services? Answered: 708 Skipped: 5 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Answer Choices 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Responses Yes 42.37% 300 No 57.63% 408 Total 708 21 / 22 Firefighter Mental and Behavioral Health Survey SurveyMonkey Q22 Do you believe greater awareness about behavioral health and post-traumatic stress in the fire service will lead to improved services to address these issues? Answered: 707 Skipped: 6 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Answer Choices 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Responses Yes 90.24% No 9.76% Total 638 69 707 22 / 22