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Colorado fire and EMS explain trauma response for first responders after tragic toddler death (KCNC News 4)

A person stands outside a building, wearing a "Fire & EMS" jacket. A fire danger sign reads "Fire Danger Today" with a needle on green.

In the wake of a toddler's tragic death near Willow Grove Open Space in the Colorado Town of Silverthorne, the profound sense of grief is extending beyond the family to the emergency responders who searched for the child and the community now grappling with a loss in its own backyard. While the Summit County Coroner's Office has not yet released details surrounding the death of the one-and-a-half-year-old boy, the emotional impact of the call is weighing heavily on the multiple law enforcement agencies, emergency medical responders and firefighting organizations that responded. Read more ...