Head space: Working with trauma

摘要

The definition of bravery is subjective. To one person the act of rescuing an individual from a burning building may appear brave, while to another it is simply routine. For others, bravery comes not from acts of heroism or from extraordinary circumstances, but from recognising when you need support and reaching out to others for it. Former Station Commander Roger Moore is just such a person.Roger retired from active duty in 2013, having spent a 30-year career climbing the Fire Service ladder in his home city of Coventry. He cherishes the memory of those years, of the watches he served on and later led, of the jobs he attended, the people he met and the community he served. Roger was a career firefighter who, like the thousands on active duty today, attended incidents without question, dealing with the situations he and his crews were presented with in a systematic and professional manner. It was, he says, more than a job, it was a way of life and one he wholeheartedly embraced.