Elevate Fire Service Mental Health—Join Us in Pearland!
The 8th Annual Conference of the Fire Service Psychology Association is where the future of firefighter mental health is shaped. Join us October 9-10, 2025,…
Author: Robert Avsec
International FSPA Member Receives Honor from Lithuanian Fire Service
By: Robert Avsec, Fire Service Member WOW! Gustė Gramaglia is a psychologist who works with the Fire Service in Lithuania and she’s one of our…
Singapore Civil Defence Force Leads the Way
By: Robert Avsec, FSPA Fire Service Leader Me and my colleagues at the Fire Service Psychology Association congratulate Swee Giang Khoo and her colleagues at…
Groundbreaking: San Francisco & Petaluma Fire Departments Lead the Way in Trauma Risk Management Training
By: Robert Avsec, Executive Fire Officer, FSPA Fire Service Leader Member On April 9-11, 2025, the Fire Service Psychology Association (FSPA) marked a pivotal moment…
An FSPA Conference Success Story
By: Robert Avsec, Battalion Chief (Ret.) At our FSPA Conference in Atlanta in October 2023, I had the pleasure of meeting a fellow fire service…
The “Elevator Pitch” that can help make you a great FSPA Ambassador
By: Robert Avsec, FSPA Fire Service Leader Member Every member is a representative for the Fire Service Psychology Association. Full stop. It’s vital for the…
How can I support the work of FSPA?
By: Robert Avsec, Battalion Chief (Ret.) and FSPA Fire Service Member Well, if you are reading this, you’ve already taken the most important action–you joined…
Psychology must play a pivotal role in building a “House of Mental Health Wellness” for firefighters and EMS Personnel
Posted by: Robert Avsec, FSPA Fire Service Member Check out this week’s post on my blog, Talking “Shop” 4 Fire and EMS. Using a house…
Representing FSPA at the 1st WV Women of Rescue Conference
On November 16th, 2024, I represented FSPA at the inaugural West Virginia Women of Rescue Conference in Minden, West Virginia. This new conference was hosted…
Photos from the 7th Annual Conference of FSPA
The FSPA Conference held October 3-4, 2024, in Washington, D.C. was well attended and a HUGE SUCCESS based upon comments and feedback from those in…