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OUR PURPOSE
A Safe Haven and Assistance
First Responder Peace & Refuge Foundation provides crucial mental health support to first responders and their families. We eliminate financial barriers to ensure care is received by those who have provided care to so many during their careers.
On-Duty Deaths
Died by Suicide
%
Divorces and Separation
%
Abuse Alcohol/Drugs
MEET THE FOUNDER
MATTHEW FIORENZA
Matthew “Matty” Fiorenza is a retired Anaheim Firefighter Paramedic. After 22 years of service Matty had to make a very tough decision. The decision to leave the career early on a medical retirement. Mattys struggles with PTSD, depression, anxiety, alcoholism and other physical injuries lead him on the fight for his life.
More About
Matty
Get to know Matty and you’ll quickly relate to his story and see there is a better future right around the corner.
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About the Foundation
More First Responders die by suicide than line of duty deaths. For many years the Mental and Brain Health of First Responders has gone unaddressed.
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DO YOU NEED US?
LET’S GET YOU BETTER
If you are a First Responder and need someone to talk to, or are a family member who needs guidance or resources, reach out to us. We’re happy to steer you in the right direction to the right people who can help.
INSPIRATION
You made a difference in people’s lives
Let us support our first responders’ mental health, for they have seen the unseen, and carried the weight of our safety on their shoulders. By lifting them up, we lift up our communities, and create a safer, more compassionate world for all.
Matthew Fiorenza- FRPR Foundation
PARTNERSHIPS
RESOURCES FOR YOU
It’s time we talk about tools.
In Episode 116 of After the Tones Drop, join me for the kind of conversation that doesn’t flinch.
We dig into what actually helps:
🧠 SGB shots
🌀 EMDR
📿 Meditation
🤝 Real community
…plus the raw truth about what it really takes to keep healing—long after the uniform comes off.
This isn’t just about surviving the job.
It’s about learning how to live after.
🎧 Listen in: https://www.afterthetonesdrop.co/matty-fiorenza
#MattyFiorenza #FirstResponderHealing #AfterTheTonesDrop
1. Look at Your Story Honestly.
Before you can heal it, you have to name it. Your trauma. Your patterns. Your past. Stop hiding behind the uniform and take inventory. It`s all there.
2. Stop Waiting for the “Right” Solution.
SGB, EMDR, neurofeedback, psilocybin retreats—there’s no one-size-fits-all. What matters is starting somewhere and staying in it. Pick something and start.
3. Build a Crew You Trust.
Matty didn’t do this alone. None of us do. Find your people—peers, therapists, recovery partners—who get it and don’t flinch when it gets hard.
4. Keep Showing Up.
You don’t heal once. You heal daily. Mental health isn’t a weekend seminar—it’s maintenance, movement, and meaning over time.
Want more of the raw, real, and useful side of healing?
🎧 Listen to the full episode →https://www.afterthetonesdrop.co/matty-fiorenza
📥 Reach out to Cinnamon at cinnamon@whole-house.com Email Matty at matthew.fiorenza@yahoo.com
#AfterTheTonesDrop #FirstResponderWellness #MentalHealthSupport #frpr #TraumaRecovery
We’ve heard enough about “awareness.”
It’s time we talk about tools.
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n Episode 116 of After the Tones Drop, Matty Fiorenza—retired firefighter, PTSD survivor, and founder of First Responder Peace and Refuge—joins me for the kind of conversation that doesn’t flinch.
We dig into what actually helps:
🧠 SGB shots
🌀 EMDR
📿 Meditation
🤝 Real community
…plus the raw truth about what it really takes to keep healing—long after the uniform comes off.
This isn’t just about surviving the job.
It’s about learning how to live after.
🎧 Listen in: https://www.afterthetonesdrop.co/matty-fiorenza
#MattyFiorenza #FirstResponderHealing #AfterTheTonesDrop #MentalHealthSupport #TraumaRecovery #frpr
Still healing. Still human. Still here.
Matty Fiorenza doesn’t sugarcoat the struggle—because perfection doesn’t help people. Presence does.
He’s not preaching from a pedestal.
He’s sitting shoulder-to-shoulder with the ones still in the fight.
If you’ve ever thought, “I should be further along by now,”
this one’s for you.
🎧 Watch the full conversation on Episode 116 of After the Tones Drop
https://www.afterthetonesdrop.co/matty-fiorenza
#FirstResponderRecovery #AfterTheTonesDrop #MattyFiorenza
@angel.light.academy hosted the 26th annual youth conference in Rancho Mirage. @fireman_matty was honored to participate and discuss fentanyl prevention to our future leaders. #fentanylprevention #youthleadership #frprfoundation #empoweryouth
