Health & Wellness
FireRescue1’s Health and Wellness resource center provides practical, evidence-informed guidance to support physical fitness, mental health and long-term career resilience. Coverage includes injury prevention, nutrition, sleep, stress management, cancer awareness and behavioral health to help fire service professionals remain healthy, capable and mission-ready on and off duty.
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Debilitating physical pain can have a similarly devastating mental impact
Reflections on the pain of loss but also the promise community risk reduction
Members can access crisis assistance plus resources for a variety of issues such as stress, family conflict, financial or legal concerns, addiction, grief and more
Thousands attended events to honor firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2021
“It was a beautiful ceremony, and we’re very proud to be here,” said widow Michelle Ruedy, expressing shared feelings
Chester Battalion Chief Jon Ley immediately requested a second alarm, calling in off-duty firefighters and for mutual aid
They’ve been getting a free service for a long time
One person was detained by police, and several people were transported to nearby hospitals, including three who were listed in critical condition
G. Wade Cannon’s cancer battle reportedly inspired other Flower Mound firefighters to get checked and two of them discovered early-stage colon cancer
“That man murdered my daughter, and she would be the first one to come to his aid if he needed help,” her father said at the service
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“The very gear designed to protect firefighters, to keep us safe, is killing us,” said General President Edward Kelly, calling the NFPA standard that requires PFAS needless
Charleston firefighters dug through rubble for about 10 minutes until they reached Captain John Hastings
Warehouse Point firefighters are using the incident to notify the public of the dangers that can be involved with lithium batteries.
It is essential to create a supportive, inclusive and trusting work environments
Many first responders report experiencing the chronic feelings of guilt and shame that are central to moral injury
Burying our feelings of trauma and shame only further entrench them in our experiences
A peer-facilitated, small-group process has proven effective in alleviating the suffering of moral injury
The Charleston, S.C., chief reflects on his journey from the trauma of the Sofa Super Store fire tragedy to finding – and living – his growth-focused mission
The chemicals leach out of many product types, including firefighting foam
Two other people were transported by ambulance, and a third was airlifted to a hospital in Barrow County
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