StateFirefighters FirefightersAssociation Association SCSCState Firefighters Association SC State Firefighters Association P.O. Box 211725 P.O. Box 211725 211725 P.O. Box 211725 Columbia, 29221 Columbia, Columbia, SC SCSC29221 29221 Columbia, SC 29221 SC F.A.S.T. SC SCF.A.S.T. F.A.S.T. Reaching Out Reaching Out Reaching Out Reaching Out Helping Our Own Helping Our Own Helping Our Own Helping Our Own A Program Program Dedicated Dedicated to to the the A AProgram Dedicated to to thethe A Program Dedicated Emotional Health Health and and Well-Being Well-Being Emotional Emotional Health and Well-Being Emotional Health and Well-Being of Our Firefighters & Their Families Our Firefighters Families ofof Our Firefighters &&Their Families of Our Firefighters &Their Their Families “Reaching Out”Helping Helping Our Own “Reaching “Reaching Out” Out” Helping Our Our Own Own “Reaching Out” Helping Our Own Contact Contact Us Contact UsUs Contact Us 800-277-2732 800-277-2732 800-277-2732 800-277-2732 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Patti Johns Patti Johns Patti Johns Patti Johns Statewide Coordinator Statewide Coordinator Statewide Coordinator Statewide Coordinator (803) 968-9336 (803) 968-9336 (803) 968-9336 (803) 968-9336 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Lee Hopkins Hopkins LeeLee Hopkins Lee Hopkins Midlands Region Coordinator Midlands Region Coordinator Midlands Region Coordinator (843) 687-6157 Midlands Region Coordinator (843) 687-6157 (843) 687-6157 [email protected] (843) 687-6157 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Andy Hogg Andy Hogg Andy Hogg Midlands Region Coordinator Andy Hogg Midlands Region Coordinator Midlands Region Coordinator (803) 671-4159 Midlands Region Coordinator (803) 671-4159 (803) 671-4159 [email protected] (803) 671-4159 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Gerald Mishoe Gerald Mishoe Gerald Mishoe Lowcountry Region Coordinator Gerald Mishoe Lowcountry Region Coordinator Lowcountry Region Coordinator (843)Region 609-8300 Lowcountry Coordinator (843) 609-8300 (843) 609-8300 [email protected] (843) 609-8300 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] David Reindollar David Reindollar David Reindollar Low Country Region Coordinator David Reindollar Low Country Region Coordinator Low Country Region Coordinator (843) 442-6778 Low Country Region Coordinator (843) 442-6778 (843) 442-6778 [email protected] (843) 442-6778 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Tim Walters Tim Walters Grand Strand Region Coordinator Tim Walters Tim Walters Grand Strand Region Coordinator (843) 267-2758 Grand Strand Region Coordinator Grand Strand Region Coordinator (843) 267-2758 [email protected] (843) 267-2758 (843) 267-2758 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Matt Bernacchi Matt Bernacchi Grand Strand Region Coordinator Matt Bernacchi Matt Bernacchi Grand Strand Region Coordinator (843) 421-1946 Grand Strand Region Coordinator Grand Strand Region Coordinator (843) 421-1946 [email protected] (843) 421-1946 (843) 421-1946 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Bryan Riebe Upstate Region Coordinator Bryan Riebe Bryan Riebe Bryan Riebe (864) 313-0205 Upstate Region Coordinator Upstate Region Coordinator Upstate Region Coordinator [email protected] (864) 313-0205 (864) 313-0205 (864) 313-0205 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 24 HOUR NUMBER HOUR NUMBER 24 HOUR NUMBER 24 HOUR NUMBER 24 TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE OR TRAINING OR TRAINING OR TRAINING OR TRAINING (800) 277-2732 (800) 277-2732 (800) 277-2732 (800) 277-2732 South Carolina South Carolina South Carolina South Carolina State Firefighters’ Association State Firefighters’ Association State Firefighters’ Association State Firefighters’ Association P.O. Box 211725 P.O. Box 211725 P.O. Box 211725 P.O. Box 211725 Columbia, SC 29221 Columbia, SC 29221 Columbia, SCSC 29221 Columbia, 29221 ABOUT THE PROGRAM ABOUT THE PROGRAM ABOUT THE PROGRAM ABOUT THE PROGRAM ABOUT THE PROGRAM ABOUT THE PROGRAM “Reaching Out”, Helping ourour Own, aprogram prepre “Reaching Out”, Helping our Own, isisais pre “Reaching Out”, Helping our Own, isprogram program pre “Reaching Out”, Helping Own, a aprogram “Reaching Helping our ourOwn, Own,is isa aprogram program “Reaching Out”, Helping prepre sented bythe the South Carolina State Firefighters Associa sented by South Carolina State Firefighters Associa sented bythe theSouth South Carolina State Firefighters Associa sented by Carolina State Firefighters Associa sented CarolinaState StateFirefighters Firefighters Associa sentedby by the the South South Carolina Associa tion in cooperation with the South Carolina Fire Acade tion in cooperation with the South Carolina Fire Acade tioninincooperation cooperationwith withthe theSouth SouthCarolina CarolinaFire FireAcade Acade tion tion withthe theSouth SouthCarolina Carolina Fire Acade tioninincooperation cooperation with Fire Acade my, thethe ational Fallen Firefighters Foundation and thethe my, the ational Fallen Firefighters Foundation and the my, the ational Fallen Firefighters Foundation and the my, ational Fallen Firefighters Foundation and my, FallenFirefighters FirefightersFoundation Foundation my,the the ational ational Fallen andand thethe South Carolina Department Mental Health ad South Carolina Department ofof Mental Health toto ad South Carolina Department ofMental Mental Health toadad South Carolina Department of Health to South DepartmentofofMental MentalHealth Health South Carolina Carolina Department to to ad ad dress the behavioral health needs of all of our State dress the behavioral health needs of all of our State ss s s dressthe thebehavioral behavioralhealth healthneeds needsofofallallofofour ourState State dress dress healthneeds needsofofallall State dress the the behavioral behavioral health of of ourour State s s firefighters. firefighters. firefighters. firefighters. firefighters. firefighters. 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