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Getting quality sleep is essential for first responders, yet shift work, high stress and unpredictable schedules often make getting adequate rest difficult. Sleep deprivation doesn’t just lead to fatigue — it can impair decision-making, slow reaction times and increase the risk of chronic health conditions such as heart disease and high blood pressure. Being awake…

Debra Pierce holds up a picture of Stanley Sears, her brother, while standing in the yard of the mobile home he was renovating before his death in 2024. Pierce believes North Carolina’s Martin County needs higher-level emergency services and a hospital. Sarah Jane Tribble/KFF Health Newshide caption