VIDEO: Mesa firefighters are posing in the new 2025 firefighter calendar to raise money for the Arizona-based organization Stop Our Stigma, or S.O.S. The Arizona-based organization is dedicated to reducing the suicide rate among first responders. “For the last 50 years, we’ve taught the community to call 911 when they need help for anything. Whether that’s pediatric calls, child deaths, drownings, car accidents or suicides,” said Mesa Fire Captain Dale Crogan. “We had a study done back in 2017 from University of Arizona that showed first responders as a whole are 39% higher here in the state of Arizona with a risk of suicide. Our goal is to reduce that percentage.”
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