Emergency workers pay high price for being first on the scene

By Julie Power
Updated November 19 2017 - 2:13pm, first published 2:09pm
NCH - NEWS - Generic Police, Police car, NSW Police, Newcastle Police, Police tape, Crime. Photo by Marina Neil - 9th September 2015.
NCH - NEWS - Generic Police, Police car, NSW Police, Newcastle Police, Police tape, Crime. Photo by Marina Neil - 9th September 2015.
A NSW Police Car, with Siren and lights rushing through Five Dock...Police chasers, Law Enforcement, Emergencies, Save as Generic .. Artpix.. Pix by Quentin Jones..Dec 2005. SPECIALX 010101
A NSW Police Car, with Siren and lights rushing through Five Dock...Police chasers, Law Enforcement, Emergencies, Save as Generic .. Artpix.. Pix by Quentin Jones..Dec 2005. SPECIALX 010101

Peter Kirwan thought he was "bulletproof" when he started as a firefighter, unaware that first responders are on average three times more likely to suffer a serious work-related injury or mental illness than other professions.

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