that are common when planning an impeding ever changing natural disaster such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and severe storms. The consequences of not identifying and dealing with this type of stress can lead to post-traumatic stress symptoms, secondary trauma from hearing stories from other individuals, burnout, compassion fatigue, depression, anxiety, and interpersonal conflict to name a few. Nearly all emergency management departments utilize the critical incident stress management (CISM) program. This…
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