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Chuck E. Carroll
Retired CAL FIRE Deputy Fire Chief and brain injury survivor, author of the "UnNormal" poetry series and creator of "Different Fire. Same Fight." (chiefchucke.com).
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Oct 28, 2026
The Hidden Cost of Being a First Responder (You Need to Hear This)
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0:27Chief, I will hand the mic over to you to share your experiences with doctors and therapists, both positive and negative.
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0:41Chuck E. CarrollGUEST
So when I, I kind of want to bring it back before my injury and you're, Most people anywhere, at least in the United States, are covered by workers' comp insurance.
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0:56Chuck E. CarrollGUEST
So when you pay into it, wherever you work at, if you're there for one day or 30 years, you're still paying into it, whether you use it or not.
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1:05Chuck E. CarrollGUEST
That's the hope, isn't it, with any insurance? Car insurance or workers' comp insurance is a...
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1:13Chuck E. CarrollGUEST
It's something the employee and the employer pays into in the event that you're injured in the line of work.
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1:21Chuck E. CarrollGUEST
So just like I said, with the, the analogy of the, uh, your car, if you get in a car accident or somebody hits you, you expect that it's going to be taken care of and your medical expenses.
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My Brain Failed Me: A CAL FIRE Deputy Chief's Fight to Return
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4:12Chief Carroll, I would love to hand the floor over to you to introduce yourself and your dedicated fire service that we are all so grateful for.
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4:33Chuck E. CarrollGUEST
I, uh, it was before, uh, nine 11 late nineties where I got interested in it.
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4:44Chuck E. CarrollGUEST
What I envisioned a, you know, firefighter to be, uh, I was going to Mission College and there was a fire science program there.
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