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* f e Pt* 11 effects linger
iSo* irefighters, medical workers turn to counseling
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EW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters
md emergency medical workers who responded to
he [World Trade Center attack have reported night-
sudden anger and other psychological symp-
Otm so severe that they were taken off active duty.
“llPWrhe 14,000-member Fire Department said it has
mge of350 people with stress-related problems
in light duty or medical leave since Sept. 11.
pearly 2,000 more firefighters, fire officers and
vqrkers in the department’s Emergency Medical
|ervice unit have seen a counselor since Sept. 11
hrough the FDNY's counseling services unit,
p'he number is unexpectedly large for an institu-
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^Rin the close-knit firehouse fraternity,
assumed debt J “F ew pe°ple would have predicted as many fire-
■)asbeeninth« jl ters wolJ Ll come forward looking for help,”
ce 1933 V Terence Keane, a counseling unit consultant
■> heads the National Center for Post-Traumatic
Owners Disorder in Boston.
Charles WSor? firefighters say the staggering losses of Sept. 11
^^■iged perceptions of the counseling unit, once
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lems. The department lost 343 members when the
twin towers collapsed.
“Before this, guys would not even dream of
going to counseling,” said 10-year firefighter Vinny
Picciano, who sees a counselor once a week. “Now,
the guys that are coming down, they realize some
thing is wrong. Guys are hurting.”
Of the 350 placed on light duty or medical leave, 100
remained off the active roster as of Wednesday. Many
others have retired and some have returned to work.
The department is working firefighters overtime
to absorb the loss. The department expects to spend
as much as $170 million on overtime this fiscal
year, roughly double its previous amount,
spokesman Frank Gribbon said.
The counseling unit saw approximately 600
people in ,2000. Its staff, which had 11 counselors
and clinicians, is now five times larger.
About one-fifth of those in counseling suffer
from post-traumatic stress disorder, a severe reac
tion that can require intensive counseling and med
ication, counseling services unit director Malachy
Corrigan said.
Investigators uncover
lot to kill law officers
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JFTY Com ^ALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Investigators say they have uncov-
va Hr a P* ot b y a roiliti 3 group to kill law enforcement officers, judges
, ' P n ^.Jid officials in this northwestern Montana community.
LeRoutJt^V^ group calling itself “Project Seven” collected “intelligence
iles ’on the officials and their families. Flathead County Sheriff Jim
Jean R )up,,nt said Wednesday.
HaywoodC.S*ffi§\Ve believe that there was a plan to assassinate some police offi-
EdwardG e . ers an( j 0 ff lc j a ] s j n the county, including judges,” he said.
Jean R Yaw*? “f)upont said charges were expected, though it was unclear how
Haywood C :.nanv people may belong to “Project Seven.”
^■Traditionally, these militia cells keep their numbers down to six
)r iO people,” the sheriff said. “But what we’re not sure of is how
nanv people within the cell were going along with this plan.”
|P'he plot was uncovered following the arrests earlier this month
'.xi fted&w David Burgert and Tracy Brockway, the sheriff said.
\ sold the Mr Bargert, 38, had jumped bail after being charged with assaulting
lillion to Jeir apolice officer. Brockway, 32, was charged with obstruction of jus-
the Montre. ticei for aiding Burgert.
26 major tear.- Investigators said a search of property the two were sharing
million. tumul up automatic rifles, thousands of rounds of ammunition,
explosives and booby traps.
» Authorities say they also found lists containing the names of
rvi £*1* j l° cal enforcement officers, a prosecutor and judges. The list includ-
l-**^-*- "‘edmtaresses, phone numbers and information on spouses and chil-
Jren Dupont said he was among those on the list.
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NEWS IN BRIEF
Beauty pageant
turns ugly
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) - A
college beauty pageant turned
ugly when a dress rehearsal
ended in a scuffle between
"Miss Congeniality" and a
school official.
Georgetown College fresh
man Keaton Lynch Brown, who
had earlier been voted Miss
Congeniality by the contest
ants, claims in a complaint that
the student activities director
grabbed her by the arm during
a talent rehearsal Friday and
dragged her down some steps
until she hit a door.
The school official, Kathy
Wallace, was charged with assault
Contestants in the annual
Belle of the Blue pageant said
there was some tension
between the two women over
Brown's chosen talent — a
dance segment that drew on
her love of horses and includ
ed a lasso routine in which she
roped a stuffed pig.
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