Guest: Steve Diaz,  Battalion Chief Steve Diaz has been with CAL FIRE for 20 years. As the Southern California ESS Coordinator. Steve is responsible for providing regional support to primarily emergency responders, CAL FIRE personnel through the Substance Abuse Assistance Program, SAAP, the Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and Chaplain Utilization.

Mark Lamplugh is a fourth-generation firefighter and former captain with the Lower Chichester (PA) Fire Company. Mark is working with Institute for Responder Wellness and Deer Hollow Recovery with their First Responder Trauma program.  Lamplugh is also Nationally recognized in Crisis Stress Intervention through the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress. He has helped hundreds of firefighters, police officers, veterans, EMS personnel, and civilians nationwide find help for addiction, alcoholism, PTSD, and mental health support. He can be reached for comment at [email protected].