Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM)

Since 2003, the Baltimore County Fire Department Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) team has provided around-the-clock peer based support, intervention, and stress management education to career and volunteer emergency responders as well as their families while maintaining the highest level of confidentiality.

Our goal is to reduce critical incident stress on department personnel and prevent the long-term impact from traumatic stress. In addition to individual assistance, the team can be activated for a fatality or serious injury of a member or family member, death or serious injury involving a child, or just about any “bad” call at the recommendation of a coworker.

CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT TEAM

The CISM team is available 24 hours a day by calling the Administrative Duty Officer (ADO) at 410-307-2052. Individual listings of contacts can be found below.

Rank and Name Phone Number Email Address Station and Shift
Fire Specialist Chris Santoro  717-227-0396 csantoro@baltimorecountymd.gov 17-D
Paramedic Linda Sears 410-882-4916 lsears@baltimorecountymd.gov 14-D
Fire Apparatus Driver Operator Steve Yealdhall 410-808-8467 syealdall@baltimorecountymd.gov 17-A
EMT/Firefighter Adam Zoltowski 443-250-2569   10-C
EMT/Firefighter Dave Blenman 443-463-8705   17-B

Rank and Name Phone Number Email Address Station and Shift
Lieutenant Paul Fenush 717-428-9510 pfenush@baltimorecountymd.gov  13-A
Captain Bill Allenbaugh 410-596-1245 wallenbaugh@baltimorecountymd.gov  13-B
Fire Specialist Stacy Curtis 443-506-7198 scurtis@baltimorecountymd.gov  3-A
Paramedic/Firefighter Krystal Fabian 410-982-4061    13-B
Lieutenant Duane Ludwig 410-960-5292 dludwig@baltimorecountymd.gov  3-A
Lieutenant Ray Gill 443-618-7636 rgill@baltimorecountymd.gov  
Lieutenant Kellie Roody 443-250-5076 kroody@baltimorecountymd.gov 19-B

Rank and Name Phone Number Email Address Station and Shift
Fire Apparatus Driver Operator Michael Weil 443-324-8743 mweil@baltimorecountymd.gov 12-C
EMT/Firefighter Scott Arndt 443-306-0738   54-B
Captain Eric Endryas 443-506-9639 eendryas@baltimorecountymd.gov 12-D

Rank and Name Phone Number Email Address Station and Shift
Cynthia Gee 850-212-2058   39
Gabriella Pagnotta 646-258-5818 gpagnotta@dpscs.state.md.us 39
Kathleen Strickler 410-925-2578 kstrickler@baltimorecountymd.gov 48
Daniel Conte 410-978-0773   48

Rank and Name Phone Number Email Address Station and Shift
Battalion Chief Jennifer Utz 410-456-6260 jutz@baltimorecountymd.gov  
Fire Director Patrick C. Murphy 443-829-2274   FRA

Rank and Name Phone Number Email Address Station and Shift
Dean Kirschner 410-935-4468    
Norman Lowenthal 443-622-0209 nlowenthal@gmail.com Chaplain

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Police Behavioral Assessment Unit, Mobile Crisis Team
The Baltimore County Crisis Response System (BCCRS) is a collaborative program between the Police Department, Health Department, and Affiliated Sante Group that is designed to provide comprehensive crisis intervention services to persons in a mental health crisis. The Mobile Crisis Team pairs a mental health clinician with a police officer to provide emergency police response to persons in need of crisis intervention. 

Baltimore County Employee Assistance Program 
Baltimore County's Employee Assistance Program provides confidential and professional assessment and referral assistance for employees and eligible dependents in the household who are experiencing personal problems that may be affecting work performance, job satisfaction, or overall quality of life. For more information, visit the Employee Assistance Program page.