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If a firefighter from your department dies in the line of duty do you know what to do? To report a LODD please call toll free 866-736-5868 Local Assistance State Team Contact CAST Coordinator of L.A.S.T. What the Team can provide: • Department of Justice-Public Safety Officers’ Benefits (DOJ-PSOB) expertise • Chaplain services for department members • A fire service survivor to work with the family • A behavioral specialist to work with the department members and the family • Information and access to various Federal, State, and local benefits that may be available to the family • Other information and resources to assist the family and department What the Team will do: • Respond only when requested • Be on the ground within six hours with the team components that are requested • Ensure the family and the department are the priority at all times • Ask first before taking any action • Maintain transparency and work behind the scenes • Provide timely and accurate information • Practice personal and team integrity • Ensure quality over expediency • Show empathy at all times • Always think in terms of honor, dignity, and respect • Have an exit strategy after the first day on the ground What the Team won’t do: • Self respond! • Take over! • Do anything without consulting the Chief of designate and/or the family! • Give inaccurate information! Rules of Engagement for the • The primary mission is to bring expertise to the surviving family in filing for the DOJ-PSOB. • Follow the mission of providing necessary assistance and support to families and fire departments of fallen firefighters, as requested. • Provide the families and fire departments of fallen firefighters the support mechanisms needed before, during, and after the funeral. • Act as a resource for the family and fire department. • Act as the initial contact and agents for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.
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