Living with PTSD: What first responders need to survive the job

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Derek Farrow has been a firefighter in California for nearly a decade, but right now he’s taking a step back. 

After three and half months of back and forth with his department’s workers’ compensation insurance, Farrow’s injured on-duty claim was approved in July — a relatively short time frame, compared to approvals that can take six months to a year, like some of his colleagues. 

Deanna Cuadra
Senior Reporter

Deanna Cuadra is a senior reporter at Employee Benefit News. Her work covers healthcare, U.S. policy and reform, challenges faced by women and parents in the workplace and innovation in work culture … Read full bio


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