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.
The former “Tonight Show” host may make a full recovery after sustaining second- and third-degree burns to his face, hand and chest
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Former Dillon City Fire Chief John Walter “JW” Bailey “fought fire with the best of them,” said his son Keith Bailey, who led the department at the time
Norwalk’s internal peer support team leader called a mental health nonprofit, which sent two therapists who worked with those who battled the blaze
As the state faces a punishing fire season, state and federal job openings go unfilled, and California engines are down-staffed
Belleville FD Capt. Jason Unverzagt was able to climb up the basement stairs under his own power
Hometown Heroes Assistance Program includes an assistance program, critical illness insurance and health and wellness training
Two firefighters have been released from the hospital, while one is being treated at The North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center
The power company faces four counts of involuntary manslaughter, arson counts and enhancements for injury to a firefighter whose spine was fractured
Brittany Nicotri found a way to increase the Burton Fire District’s capabilities at a low cost
The Beardstown firefighters got lost, declared a mayday and exited the building from a second-floor window, falling about 21 feet, the report states
I encourage fire service leaders to start local Be SMART Public Safety Task Forces to educate families about safe gun storage
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Palestine FD members provided aid immediately, and the firefighter was transported to a medical center in stable condition, the police chief said
Montgomery County crews faced a complex and dangerous scene with a plane entangled in power lines dangling 100 feet above the ground
One of the key risk factors for alcohol abuse is post-traumatic stress, something many first responders struggle with
Police reports showed the driver was drunk when he struck Firefighter Johnn Tetrick, who was working a rollover crash at the time of the incident
The fire service scientist details her newest adventure, the Science Alliance, plus how to make data accessible at the station level
“I’m sure it’s going to help save lives,” said Garnell Whitfield, Buffalo’s former fire commissioner
EMS providers resuscitated Saddle Brook Fire Captain Basil Pizzuto at the scene and transported him to a hospital, where his condition worsened
“Our guys did exactly what they were trained to do,” Vermilion Fire Chief Bill Brown said, describing how firefighters, officers and EMS providers responded
The graduates will be taught to recognize symptoms of behavioral health issues and how to counsel someone in crisis
Orlando has spent nearly $35,000 so far on legal fees for the case against District Chief Scott Suehle and another firefighter