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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Firefighters are starting to process trauma from Palisades and Eaton Fires

    The mental health effects of battling wildfires are enormous. But firefighters aren’t always willing to ask for help.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jan 28, 2025 • 1 min read

    The mental health effects of battling wildfires are enormous. But firefighters aren’t always willing to ask for help.

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    Firefighter mental health, recovering lost stuffed animals
    1. 0:00Transgender service members: Target of Trump’s latest executive order
    2. 11:15RFJ Jr. brings New Age thinking to MAGA
    3. 24:44Firefighters are starting to process trauma from Palisades and Eaton FiresYou’re reading this
    4. 37:14Beloved stuffed animals lost in LA fires: Volunteers are replacing them
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Hugo Catalan Jr.

      director of behavioral health services for the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City

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    The full episode

    3 of 4
    Firefighter mental health, recovering lost stuffed animals
    1. 0:00Transgender service members: Target of Trump’s latest executive order
    2. 11:15RFJ Jr. brings New Age thinking to MAGA
    3. 24:44Firefighters are starting to process trauma from Palisades and Eaton FiresYou’re reading this
    4. 37:14Beloved stuffed animals lost in LA fires: Volunteers are replacing them
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand