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
Firefighters put out the flames and rescued the trapped and injured people; the five survivors were transported to hospitals
The top tandem team, which had taken a break from training to help with war efforts, has traveled to Florida for the competition among elite firefighter athletes
A driver reportedly ran a red light and crashed into two vehicles and an LAFD fire truck; a 76-year-old woman was transported and later died from her injuries
The Federal Firefighter Fairness Act would give benefits to firefighters who contract heart disease, some cancers and other illnesses due to their service
Charles Brady had been in the hospital for more than two weeks following the Brooklyn blaze that killed Firefighter Timothy Klein
Bryan Bokan of Bethlehem turned himself in shortly after police found the car that caused the crash near the local firefighter’s union office
A Trenton police spokesperson said Kena West and Zaequan Cofield were firing at another person or persons in the area
Learn who is eligible to receive PSOB benefits, how to appeal if your application was denied and how the program processes COVID-19-related claims
After extensive planning and training, the Long Beach IMR Pilot Program has launched to provide safe, timely and appropriate medical care to individuals in crisis
The firefighters who donated blood had a 10% decrease in PFAS, and those who donated plasma had a 30% reduction
COMPLETE COVERAGE
James “Jimmy” Scanlon, 38, felt unwell while driving and later died from a heart attack
A Rialto captain, an FF-medic and an engineer are contesting disciplinary actions taken against them
Robert Olsen claims he suffered asthma resulting from Lou Gehrig’s Disease as a result of breathing in toxic air during World Trade Center recovery efforts
Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said the fire started in a 20th-floor apartment from a lithium battery connected to an unspecified micromobility device
At least 50 women who worked as first responders at Ground Zero and those who were nearby may receive coverage from the World Trade Center Health Program
Firefighters regularly work with 13 different kinds of equipment that can produce noise that exceeds the 85-decibel threshold
The apparatus landed on its side after crashing during a non-emergent response
House Bill 5785 would ensure a line of funding is available without disruption
Hampton Fire and Rescue may face citations if the inquiry determines it violated occupational safety and health regulations
The N.Y. firefighter’s family stressed that the decision “does not prove no crime was committed, only that insufficient evidence was provided to indict”
