Rates of PTSD in Firefighters

Rates of PTSD in firefighters may be heightened more so than in any other professions. See, many people will experience a potentially traumatic event at some poit in their life. But just because you have experienced a traumatic event does not mean that you will go on to develop PTSD. However, people who have experienced multiple traumatic events have been found to be at greater risk for developing PTSD.