Candelight Vigil

Less than 24 hrs after the incident we had a CISD

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing

There were a lot of people in attendance

Its for individuals that are involved in a high stress incident to come together with Peers from the Fire/EMS/Dispatch/Law enforcement agencies to help us deal with what we've experienced

To be able to talk about it

Share our feelings, angers, emotions, fears etc

To discuss what took place and to support those that are dealing with the incident emotionally

CISD's are so very hard

This was the hardest one by far that I've ever been to

Full of emotion

But its good to talk about it

Its good to hear all sides

Get the perspectives and get some closure also

They are also so beneficial and necessary

The CISD was good for as good as they can be

Its nice to support and feel supported

To know you're all in the same situation and are all there for each other

It lasted just over 2 hours

After that there was a candlelight vigil for Fallen Officer Francom and the other 5 injured officers at the Ogden Amphitheater

If you've not been through a debriefing they are very emotionally taxing

They wear you out

Its a lot to take in and try and process so quickly after such a bad incident

Then to go to the candelight vigil afterwards was hard

All agencies that showed up came in uniform

What a neat experience

The amphitheater was full of officers in uniform

Some in their Class A's

They handed out candles to all those that showed up

We had a moment of silence

They played a slide show honoring all 6 victims

Then they asked all law enforcement who was there to come up on stage and honored them

Ogden City Fire was also there showing their support

The vigil was a very emotional and humbling experience

Something that was significant in bringing the communities together