Public Safety Officer Benefits

Hosted the monthly Men Forging Ahead, a virtual support group for men only. Designed to foster support and camaraderie between the men, sons, brothers, fathers, and stepfathers, in the Fire Hero Family community who often feel pressure to “be strong” for others or process feelings alone. This meeting provides a safe place for men to gather with other men who have experienced a similar loss, discuss shared experiences, and support one another.

The Fire Hero Family Network began in 1997, to provide newly bereaved family members with the benefit of connecting with a peer who understands the loss and has gone through the process of dealing with the death of a first responder. More than 400 trained members are available to reach out to newly bereaved families and provide the emotional support only those who have “been there” can provide.

To educate law enforcement officers and C.O.P.S. Chapter representatives on the benefits afforded to survivors by PSOB.

Parents Retreat provides educational sessions on coping with grief and very strong peer-support & connection from other survivors.

Co-Workers Retreat provides educational sessions on coping with grief and very strong peer-support & connection from other survivors.

Spouses Retreat provides educational sessions on coping with grief and very strong peer-support & connection from other survivors.

Siblings Retreat provides educational sessions on coping with grief and very strong peer-support & connection from other survivors.

In 1995, C.O.P.S. began offering the highly-acclaimed trainings called “Traumas of Law Enforcement” to prepare law enforcement agencies to provide counseling and peer support following line-of-duty deaths and other law enforcement tragedies such as disability and suicide. An extensive curriculum on death notification, handling a line-of-duty death, law enforcement suicide, the emotionally affected officer, and the disabled officer are all taught at these trainings. In 2019, we began making peer support and counseling referrals available to the officers attending the training.

In 1995, C.O.P.S. began offering the highly-acclaimed trainings called “Traumas of Law Enforcement” to prepare law enforcement agencies to provide counseling and peer support following line-of-duty deaths and other law enforcement tragedies such as disability and suicide. An extensive curriculum on death notification, handling a line-of-duty death, law enforcement suicide, the emotionally affected officer, and the disabled officer are all taught at these trainings. In 2019, we began making peer support and counseling referrals available to the officers attending the training.

In 1995, C.O.P.S. began offering the highly-acclaimed trainings called “Traumas of Law Enforcement” to prepare law enforcement agencies to provide counseling and peer support following line-of-duty deaths and other law enforcement tragedies such as disability and suicide. An extensive curriculum on death notification, handling a line-of-duty death, law enforcement suicide, the emotionally affected officer, and the disabled officer are all taught at these trainings. In 2019, we began making peer support and counseling referrals available to the officers attending the training.