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
The decision “could pave the way for more regulations and funding to protect firefighters, as well as for those who are already battling cancer,” said Dr. Alberto Caban-Martinez
Angela Skudin filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Biltmore Estate following the death of her husband, Casey, at the N.C. tourist attraction
Before Lafayette firefighters and EMS crews arrived, Nick Bostic saw the flames while driving, stopped and ran inside
Joe Palmour, a 20-year volunteer with the Buffalo Gap Volunteer Fire Department, is poised to undergo a second surgery to treat issues caused by fall from ladder
The Wichita Fire Department called in extra crews to keep firefighters from succumbing to heat exhaustion
16 firefighters were injured as the city’s infrastructure, not built for the extreme heat, is buckling
“What we see in this career, the calls that we get, can take a toll on somebody’s mental health and wellness,” said Cheshire County Sheriff Eli Rivera
Keeping a personal log or using an exposure tracker app could be the key to assuring cancer benefits
Boston EMS transported five firefighters and evaluated four at the scene
Jackie Henry was traveling with four passengers in the SUV, including her daughter and the widow of a Richville volunteer firefighter who was preparing to bury her husband
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Social media discussions have included information about CPR and cardiac care, plus expressions of gratitude for the on-scene EMS providers
North Haven Firefighter Matthias Wirtz “was putting everybody else above himself, just what he has done his entire life,” said Chief Paul Januszewski
The Bismarck Fire Protection Association thanked fellow first responders for their assistance
When Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field in cardiac arrest, he received out-of-hospital BLS and ALS care from team personnel and EMS before transport to the hospital
‘Pull up your jogging pants and take some notes’ because the three fitness experts offer actionable tips for health in the new year
The team included Eldridge firefighters, Medic EMS paramedics, AirCare Emergency Transport medical staff and a surgical team from University Hospitals
“It’s hard. It’s depressing,” said Henderson Fire Chief Shawn White, a friend of Clete Najeeb Dadian, who served with the department for almost 23 years
North Park Fire member Brian “Tater” Rehnberg “was truly a blessed soul with a big heart,” North Park Fire Chief Joel Hallstrom said
Of the allocated funds, $20M will go to the Heal the Hero Foundation, which offers tech-based mental health support, community education, research and training
As Matt Myers battles Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome, his colleagues at the Shawnee Township Fire Department are grateful for public’s kindness
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