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.
“You don’t expect to actually see a giant hole where a bridge used to be — a bridge that I had driven across thousands of times,” said Paramedic Jon Atkinson
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Twenty-two years ago, Manchester Firefighter David A. Anderson passed away on scene, and the two boys he was working to rescue did not survive
Rescue crews face multiple challenges, including what to do if a person is uncooperative or if they attempt to jump from the stainless-steel net
The groups offer guidance for how firefighters can limit their exposures
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Parts of the roof caved in, forcing Peachtree firefighters outside
Two of the firefighters’ injuries were described as potentially serious but not life-threatening
St. Paul firefighters completed the workout, named after Tommy McDonough, as part of the McDonough Memorial Workout of the Day
Missoula firefighters helped Emma Massie, who is unable to use her legs, up the mountain in a running stroller
McLean Volunteer Fire Department’s Timo Klotz helped free three people trapped under debris after an Uber driver crashed a car into the building
He was on scene as the EMS incident command and said more than 100 EMS, fire and police personnel from several municipalities and counties responded
Lorain Assistant Fire Chief Matthew Homolya had been on leave since March
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Hundreds of law enforcement officers and about 200 firefighters will be on hand, and two emergency medical tents will be in place
Coral Springs public safety service members have turned to therapy, peer counseling and charity work
“The eagle was officially grounded for the second time in one night,” wrote the Martin County Sheriff’s Office in an apparent reference to the Eagles’ Super Bowl loss earlier that night
Grant Calcaterra applied to be a firefighter with the Los Angeles Fire Department before returning to college football
At the NFL Honors on Thursday, first responders, trainers and the hospital staff who treated Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin were honored as he appeared on stage
State police said both sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the Route 9 incident
From resistance-training complexes to gamifying training, these strategies will help you maximize the time you spend working out
Boston Fire offered Duxbury Fire Department its Critical Incident Stress Management team to help the responders and their families
Both responders were transported to an area hospital with injuries, but no other details have been released
Former Firefighter Michael Weinstock, who suffers from a neurological condition, hopes to raise awareness of the healthcare needs of 9/11 emergency responders
