Harrisonburg Fire Department
Harrisonburg Fire Department's Peer Support Team consists of firefighters, officers, chief officers, retirees, and a chaplain. These members have a wealth of knowledge and experience when it comes to helping their brothers and sisters in the fire service.
Thank you to the members of Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Augusta, Salem, and Fort Belvoir Fire Departments new Peer Support Teams! This group included fire, EMS, and dispatchers!
Members of our Fort Belvoir, Joint Base Myer Henderson Hall, Chesterfield, Fort Myer, and Fairfax County Dispatch peer support teams!
Members of the Augusta County Fire & Rescue, York County Fire & Rescue, and Henrico County ECC peer support teams!
Members of Harrisonburg Fire Department, Harrisonburg Police Department, Rockingham County Fire Rescue, Harrisonburg-Rockingham Emergency Communications Center, and Staunton Fire Department Peer Support teams!
Members of Hopewell Fire and Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Fire & Emergency Services learned how to be peer support mentors and how to better help their brothers and sisters in the fire service.
Thank you so much to the first responders from Fairfield, Lexington, Glasgow, Buena Vista, Richmond, and Augusta, Bedford, Franklin, and Rockbridge Counties for stepping up to support other first responders in your communities!
Representatives from Salem Fire Dept. and Sheriffs Office, Roanoke County Fire & Rescue Dept., Floyd County Rescue Squad, Frederick County Fire & Rescue, and the Fieldale-Collinsville Rescue Squad all learned how to support the mental health needs of others in theif departments and surrounding areas!
Thank you so much to the members of Chesterfield Fire/Rescue/EMS, Powhatan Vol. Rescue, Emergency Services Solutions, Amelia Emergency Rescue, Caroline County Fire & Rescue, Children’s Hospital of Richmond, Goochland Fire & Rescue, Manakin Co. 1, Richmond Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting, Richmond Ambulance Authority, Whitestone Recovery Organization, and Powhatan Public Saftey Communication for a great class!
Thank you so much to members of Fort Belvoir Fire Dept., Fredricksburg Fire Dept., Occoquan-Woodbridge-Lorton Volunteer Fire Dept., Lake of the Woods Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company, VA EMS Council, John Enders Fire Rescue, Luray Volunteer Rescue Squad, Fauquier County Fire and Rescue, Rappahannock EMS CISM team members, and IAFF local admin for a great class!
The members of Westmoreland Department of EMS and Colonial Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad had some great discussions in class! Thank you all for your dedication to the mental wellbeing of your fellow first responders!
Thank you to everyone who attended our Peer Support training in Bedford! We got to know a lot of great people from Bedford County Fire Rescue, Franklin County Public Safety, Troutville Fire Dept., Botetourt Fire & EMS, Stewartsville-Chamblissburg Fire Dept., and Amherst County!
Members of Hose Company No. 4 Fire Dept. and Wintergreen Police Dept. were wonderful hosts and we’re very thankful for their thought provoking discussions!
VFRSS State Peer Support Team Members
Keith Link - Harrisonburg, Va.
Erin Stehle - Harrisonburg, Va.
Wesley Meadows - Harrisonburg, Va.
Eric Higgs - Harrisonburg, Va.
Andrew Bauserman - Harrisonburg, Va.
Joseph Weaver - Harrisonburg, Va.
Stephen Morris - Regional Coordinator - Harrisonburg, Va.
Dianna Chandler - Chaplain, Harrisonburg, Va.
Pamela Monger - Harrisonburg, Va.
Tyler Burgoyne - Harrisonburg, Va.
Dinah Watson - Retiree, Harrisonburg, Va.
Megan Mawyer - Verona, Va.
Josh Mawyer - Verona, Va.
Benjamin Gomes - Regional Coordinator - Hopewell, Va.
Zachariah Franklin - Harrisonburg, Va.
Fiona Albertson - Rockingham County, Va.
John Coaker - Rockingham County, Va.
Steven Ison - Regional Coordinator -Salem, Va.
Jonathan Lang - Regional Coordinator -Fort Belvoir/Fredericksburg, Va.
Julien Crolet - Fire Marshal, Fort Belvoir
Andrea Allen - EAP Counselor, Fort Belvoir
Samantha George - Fairfax County Dispatcher
Thomas Burgess - Officer, Fort Belvoir
James Dansereau - Inspector, Joint Base Myer Henderson Hall
John Weaver - Training Officer, Fort Belvoir
Jonate Williams - Fairfax County Dispatcher
Jennifer Heflin - Fairfax County Dispatcher
John Gannon - Regional Coordinator -- Chesterfield, Va.
Mike Jackson - Fort Myer and Essex County
Adam Hanger - Middlebrook, Va.
Misty Walker - Verona, Va.
Travis Moyers - Augusta County, Va. - Lt.
TJ Halsey - Augusta County, Va. - Lt.
Johnathon Aldridge - Augusta County
Nicole Hughes - Verona, Va.
Buddy Hughes - Verona, Va.
Steve Sprouse - Verona, Va. - Lt.
Christina Hubbard - York County
Shelby Jean Kemp - Henrico, Va. - Dispatcher
Robert Hilley - Harrisonburg, Va.
Sarah Campbell - Harrisonburg - Police Officer
Dennis Albertson - Rockingham County, Va.
Greg Coffman - Harrisonburg, Va.
Stanley Barbour - Staunton, Va.
Laurie White - Harrisonburg, Va. - Dispatcher
Alyssa Hottinger - Harrisonburg, Va. - Dispatcher
James Wall - Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Fire & Emergency Services
Timothy Putnam - Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Fire & Emergency Services, Va. Beach - Lt.
Shawn Faessel - Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Fire & Emergency Services - Lt.
Chris Bradley - Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Fire & Emergency Services - Lt.
Chris Tusing - Rockingham County Fire & Rescue - Lt.
Megan Meyerhoeffer - Grottoes Fire Dept.
Robin Short - Churchville Volunteer Fire Dept.
Tyler Savage - Augusta County Fire & Rescue
Carrie Booth - Augusta County Fire & Rescue
Steve Powell - Rockingham County Fire & Rescue - Division Chief
Lisa Davis - Rockbridge County Fire & Rescue
Scott Grant - Bedford County & Fairfield Volunteer Rescue Squad
Chris Mawyer - Fairfield Rescue Squad
Patrick Aylor - Rockbridge County Fire & Rescue
Michael Hafey - Bedford County Fire & Rescue
Sherri Wilcox - Glasgow Rescue
Steve Hall - Rockbridge County Fire & Rescue
Chase Coffey - Buena Vista Fire Dept. & Harrisonburg Fire Dept.
Jon Blank - Roanoke County Fire & Rescue
Barbie Blank - Roanoke County Fire & Rescue
Fallon Turner - Frederick County Fire & Rescue
Chelsea Hogan - Roanoke County Fire & Rescue
Lawrence Keefer - Salem Fire Dept.
Dwayne Cromer - Salem Fire Dept.
Joseph King - Floyd County Rescue
Kim Branscome - Floyd County Rescue & Lewis Gale
Jimmy Poindexter - Salem Fire Dept.
Robert Vann - Salem Fire Dept.
Chris Damon - Salem Fire Dept.
Hunter Weikle - Salem Fire Dept.
Jessica Kemp - Emergency Service Solutions
Breanne Webb - Amelia Emergency Rescue Squad
Ann Griffin - Caroline County Fire & Rescue
Charles Griffin - Caroline County Fire & Rescue and Spotsylvania Fire Dept.
Amy Lewis - Amelia Volunteer Fire & Rescue
Lisette Fuentes - Chesterfield Fire Dept.
Meredith McGuire - Goochland Fire Dept. and Manakin Co. 1
Tina Silva - Richmond Aircraft Rescue and Fire
John Fitzgerald - Richmond Aircraft Rescue and Fire - Capt.
Aaron Deneau - Richmond Ambulance Authority
Sheria Menefee - Caroline County Fire & Rescue
Charlie Holland - Chesterfield Fire Dept.
Eric Morgan - Fort Belvoir Fire Dept.
Justin Weinmann - Fredricksburg Fire Dept.
Scott Shaw - Occoquan-Woodbridge-Lorton Volunteer Fire Dept.
John Farrell - Lake of the Woods Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company
Cameron John - Fort Belvoir Fire Dept.
Vivian Delts - VA EMS Council
Phillip Thacker - John Enders Fire Rescue
Brenda Higgs - Luray Volunteer Rescue Squad
Amy Smith - Augusta County Emergency Communications Center
Savannah Sheffer - Augusta County Emergency Communications Center
Mallory Craig - Augusta County Emergency Communications Center
Regina Richardson - Augusta Fire & Rescue
Stanley Via - Swoope Volunteer Fire & Rescue
Emily Via - Swoope Volunteer Fire & Rescue
Jonathan Hallquist - Swoope Fire & Rescue
Jennifer Horn - Churchville Volunteer Fire & Rescue
Jenn Reese - Rockingham EMT
Kyle Twombly - Westmoreland County EMS
Cheryl Conklin - King George County EMS
Ryan Huffman - Westmoreland County EMS
Timothy Massy - Westmoreland County EMS
Donna Shelar - Colonial Beach EMS
Greg Podolak - VCU
Robert Miskar - Augusta County Fire Rescue
Cody Stroop - Augusta County Sheriff’s Office
Stephanie Johnson - Stuarts Draft Rescue Squad
John Foutz - Bedford County
Lydia Wilson - Bedford County
Jonathan Smith - Franklin County
Darrell Wimmer - Franklin County
Scott Johnston - Troutville FD
Matthew Scott - Botetourt Fire & EMS
Hunter Smith - Botetourt, Roanoke, Floyd County
Shannon Bale - Bedford County
Darin & Karen Neel - Stewartsville-Chamblissburg FD
Jay Ritchie - Rockingham County, Va. - Chief
Libby Clark - Rockingham County, Va.
Fernando Hernandez-Guadalupe - Rockingham, Va. - Lt.
Sierra Numbers - Wintergreen PD - Dispatch
Steve Southworth - Wintergreen PD - Lt.
Charles Wilkins - Essex
Daryl Preston - Madison
John Eakin - Cave Spring
Randy Arft- Fauquier County
Jennifer Pope- Fauquier County
Andrew Hulvey- Fauquier County
Elaine Browning - WVFC
Geoffrey Knight - King George
Melanie Jacobs- COES
Sean Barrett - LCFEMS
Tamela Patterson - CVFR
Robyn Hantel - White Stone RCO
Betty Frisbie- White Stone RCO
Jessica Dennis - LCMH
Laura Eichenlaub - BRBH
Emma Villano - HRS
Josh Soto - HRS
Thomas Moriarty - HRS
Zach Bunner - HRS
Brachy Hylton- HRS
Amie Raymann - HRS
Matthew Ratliff - Carilion
Amy Ratliff - PSCC
Tish Brett
Tanya Swisher- HRECC
Stephanie Duncan - HRECC
Xan Stevens - HRECC
Lauren Hall- HRECC
Amber Siever - HRECC
Tonya Keller - HRECC
Theresa Goodman - Wintergreen
Sherry Everhart - Wintergreen
Dawn Drewry - Wintergreen
Casey Lawrence - Wintergreen
Amanda Loreti - Wintergreen
Magruder Fick - Wintergreen
Jeremy Wampler- Wintergreen
Maria Puente Duany - Wintergreen
Diana Shelar - Colonial
Ed Fisher - Retired ACFr
Eric Sadlon - Albemarle
Xavier Bostick - Albemarle
Tayan Mack - Albemarle
James Bryant - Albemarle
Emiley Jenkins - GVFS
Colin Pritchard - EVFC
William Taylor - EVFC
Jordan Devine - ACFR
Christopher Moore - Chesapeake FD
Shawn Blazvick - Chesapeake FD
Ted Ambrose- Chesapeake FD
Thomas Brosam - Hampton FD
Thomas Watson Chesapeake FD
Richard Wilkins - Newkent Fire Rescue
Paul Pongratz - Chesapeake FD
Faith Gollob Gayheart - Chesapeake FD
Corey Harbour- Martinsville Fire/EMS
Michael Lockridge - Ridgeway Rescue
Adam Martin - Henry County Public Safety
Aaron Wade - Henry County Public Safety
Kaitlyn Draper - Henry County Public Safety
Sarah Still - Henry County Public Safety
Kiah Cooper - Henry County Public Safety
Allen Jackson - Ridgeway Fire
Suzanne Helbert - Henry County Public Safety
Susan Fulcher - Martinsville/Henry County Dispatch
Melissa Barker - Martinsville/Henry County Dispatch
James Patterson - Danville
Lisa Garrett - Henry County
Nancy Esh - FCRS
Kathereen Eubank - MVRS
Michael Gereavy - Craig County Rescue
Chris Craft
Martin Ervin - Portsmouth
Chris Hudspeth - Chesapeake FD
Bryan Soriano - Chesapeake FD
Tanner Bogle - RCFR
Carl Pumphrey
Sydney Campbell - Wintergreen
Robin Pullen - Wintergreen
Kyle Twombly - West Moreland
Ryan Huffman West Moreland
Cheryl Conklin - West Moreland
Timothy Massy - West Moreland
Dianna Shelar - Colonial Beach VRS
Joshua Andrews - Orange County Fire
Virginia Bowers - Wintergreen
Courtney Withrow - Madison EMS
Kelly McGirr - Madison EMS
Matthew Russell - Madison EMS
Britney Holliday - HRRJ
Noah Hillstrum - Madison EMS
Serena White - SHSO
Joshua Walters- SHSO
Kristen Miller - Franklin PD
David Wright - Franklin PD