Frisco asst. fire chief fired during workers' comp appeal, says city doesn't believe his PTSD is work related.
He has been dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder since 2020, and has been getting medical help, he toldOn May 1, Frisco fired him while he was in the midst of a workers’ compensation appeal for PTSD.“I’m sure most of you wouldn’t understand the impact of listening to a mom cry from the second story because her kid is hanging in the closet in the other room. I’m sure most of you wouldn’t understand what it feels like to have a child handed to you, limp, from being found in the bathtub.
“Since you are unable to return to work with or without reasonable accommodations by May 1, 2023, the city has no option but to terminate your employment,” Kraemer’s termination letter states. The 2018 SAMHSA study about suicidality, firefighters were reported to have higher attempt and ideation rates than the general population.
“PTSD is like back pain, it’s hard to prove the true cause. Only the person suffering knows the truth of their cause,” Ali said. “However, PTSD does not occur in a vacuum. When PTSD occurs it is generally a disorder of recovery. When people lack support or resources to practice self-care, they are more likely to suffer from PTSD.”
“The stigma around mental health and treatment has long existed, even though this has started to change. Still, people hesitate to seek help or even talk about it with their loved ones for fear of being judged and facing unnecessary backlash. Simple logic dictates that if we are hurt anywhere, we must seek treatment to get better,” Cheney said.
“ is not receiving a paycheck, so why the rush? Because if it’s just to add an assistant chief, we’ve already got somebody in his place doing that,” Sapp said. “This is really bothersome that we made this decision so abruptly and didn’t allow the individual to go through the process of the workers’ comp appeal.
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