The purpose of the First Responders & Protective Service Personnel SIG is to create a community of professionals who work with individuals who are and/or have worked as first responders/protective services workers. These professionals differ from veterans in that they spend their careers at home working in and around their communities to protect the safety and welfare of citizens. Some first responders/protective services workers have served in the military but differ in many ways as they live in the communities they serve. These professionals experience daily personal and professional exposure to traumatic incidents.