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.
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Evansville Fire Chief Mike Connelly said the department has not confirmed how many of the houses were occupied at the time of the blast because “some were too unstable to enter”
Citizens in a private boat helped the injured pilot get to shore
EMS providers resuscitated Sandridge Volunteer Fire Department Capt. Doug Delk within 10 minutes and transported him to a hospital
Riley Huiras was a member of the Grand Rapids Police Department’s Auxiliary Unit and served with the volunteer fire department where his father serves
Duane McFarland didn’t believe he had won until he had his wife confirm the ticket
Brian McDonald shares the stories of the Feehan and Davan families of firefighters, stretching over nearly 100 years of FDNY history
Dan Patterson, 53, had been hospitalized since collapsing outside the front door of Spokane Valley Fire Department Station 2 following a run
Authorities reported that Juan Carlos Santana Garrido, 60, a firefighter from Cienfuegos, had died fighting the blaze; no other bodies have been recovered
Jaclyn Arndt of the Homer Volunteer Fire Department pushed herself to compete in “one of the most challenging experiences on the planet”
Several fire departments from the region and the state’s wildfire control responded to the call
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Kevin Dailey was a longtime member of the Middleport and Richland Township fire departments
Virginia, Nebraska, Connecticut and Mississippi could change how the benefits are paid or which diagnoses are covered
Rebecca Knick, wife of Hampton Fire Lt. Eric Knick, raised the issue after an incident where he sustained burns and was treated, but she was not notified
When faced with difficult decisions, how do you put your feelings aside and change your attitude to make the right choice?
“We ask that you PLEASE SLOW DOWN and be observant when driving by all emergency vehicles,” the department tweeted later
Frank Nunez went home from the hospital with his fiancé and their dog in September
Follow these tips to boost your willpower and automate your healthy eating success
Choose great-tasting and heart-healthy snacks on-duty
Meriden crewmembers were treated for burns, cardiac issues and smoke inhalation
Over 100 fire and EMS personnel responded to the blaze that killed a 13-year-old boy and hurt a total of five people
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