FSPA MISSION STATEMENT
FSPA VISION STATEMENT
THE WORK OF FSPA IN RELATION TO THE FSPA MISSION
Our organization was created to bridge the gap between our communities through evolving our understanding of the population through research, training mental health clinicians to understand the fire service, and to educate the fire service about the psychological dynamics and occupational hazards inherent to firefighting and emergency medical services. Ultimately, we would like to build a community of fire service and mental health professionals specifically dedicated to fire service personnel and their families.
OUR STORY
The Fire Service Psychology Association was created in 2017 when the founder recognized there was little representation from the professional psychology community within the United States Fire Service. Without effective psychology prevention and intervention programs, firefighters are susceptible to being affected by the psychological occupational hazards of the profession, including post-traumatic stress, suicides, and poor interpersonal dynamics affecting women and people of color within the predominately white male workforce.
WANT TO LEARN MORE?
Contact us at:
info@firepsychology.org
(626) 765-4951
Whether a Psychologist, Mental Health Provider, Business (Fire Service) Affiliate, or Fire Service Professional:
Affiliations
Public Safety Sector Council
The "Fire Service Psychology Association" is proud to be represented in the "Public Safety Sector Council" of the "National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA)" for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This is an amazing opportunity to bridge the gap between professional psychology and the fire service.
Technical Committee for Emergency Responders Occupational Health (ERH-AAA)
The "Fire Service Psychology Association" is proud to be represented on the Technical Committee for "Emergency Responders Occupational Health (ERH-AAA)" within the National Fire Protection Association. Representatives from FSPA assist the committee with developing the "Standard for Emergency Responder Occupational Health and Wellness.
The “Fire Service Psychology Association” has entered into a collaborative research agreement with the “University of California- Irvine” to promote, facilitate, and consolidate cooperation in
research, based on the principles of reciprocity and mutual benefit.
The Fire Service Psychology Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Fire Service Psychology Association maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
