BEAU JO’S

all suicides from 2015-2017, according to research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Violent Death Reporting System. e ndings were published in a recent article by the Journal of Safety Research.

When broken down by response discipline, these rst responder suicides occurred among law enforcement o cers (58%), re ghters (21%) and EMS providers (18%), the research shows.

“ ose are the people that we need,” said Alex Dunn, Beau Jo’s general manager at the Idaho Springs location. “ is is such a small community… our rst responders here are so important.”

While eating pizza for lunch, Erin Gi ord and a friend didn’t realize 20% of the price of their meal was going to the non-pro t. ey were pleased to learn it was.

“I think it’s incredible they ( rst responders) put their life on the line every day for people they don’t even know like the two of us here,” Gifford said. “And they would do it with no questions asked.”

It’s a good feeling and good pizza, Gi ord added.