Firefighters

The shortage is part of an ongoing dilemma as the government struggles to budget and plan for longer, more severe fire seasons.

Firefighters take on Verizon, the secretary of education pushes for guns in schools, and scientists find ice on the moon.

Firefighters gather up an American Flag after the funeral for New York City firefighter Lieutenant Michael Davidson at St. Patrick's Cathedral on March 27th, 2018, in New York City, New York.

The Thomas Fire had burned an estimated at 65,500 acres and destroyed hundreds of structures as of mid-morning Wednesday.

Firefighters use a hose to spray water as they fight against a fire in Castagniers, France, on July 17th, 2017.

They don't—or at least they don't think they do.

Worries about post-traumatic stress have become a stock part of the media narrative surrounding tragedies like Boston and Newtown. And resilience is supposedly the best we can hope for in the face of adversity. But what if there's a third option? The story of one mass shooting, and the surprising tug of post-traumatic growth.