An Analysis of Occupational Stress among Fire Fighters, a Review of Literature
Author : Ruvengo Leonard, Chingozha Misheck P, Mucheki Rosemary and Chingozha Yeyukai
Abstract :
Fire fighters experience the worst scenarios that most people have never come across in their lifetime. They are exposed to horrific accidents, destruction of property, hair raising incidents and fires that override their threshold. Their ability to perform effectively is sometimes compromised. Given the complexity of the ever changing trend of natural and manmade disasters, the ever changing security issues world-wide, the vagaries of climate change among others, society depends on the services of the fire fighters who sometimes work long hours with little relief in these situations. Fire fighters working and exposed in those work settings should understand the stress involved and identify and develop effective coping mechanisms.
Keywords :
Physiological stress, psychological stress, causes of stress, coping strategies to stress
