NS FIRE CISM

Our mandate is to provide Critical Incident Stress Management services for the fire service in Nova Scotia. We also provide CISM services to volunteer Ground Search and Rescue (GSAR) teams across our province. Currently we average providing service to several hundred personnel (fire and others) annually. This includes an array of CISM services which are explained later under the heading "What Can Be Done?" 2023 has proven to be much busier than in previous years thus ensuring the important need for this service playing a critical role in supporting the mental health and well-being of firefighters, helping them cope with the emotional impact of these critical incidents and promoting long-term resilience and recovery... Over the past 30 plus years, our team's interventions have supported thousands of firefighters and other first responders... The Critical Incident Stress Management Team (CISMT) of the Fire Service Association of Nova Scotia (FSANS) is a non-profit, volunteer..