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
Josh Owens helped his family members to safety before working to control a critically injured person’s blood loss
Galveston Firefighter Dustin Jones and neighbors tried to rescue 3-year-old Jade and 2-year-old Logan before more firefighters arrived on scene
Several Red Jacket Mountain View Resort guests and two firefighters needed medical attention following the incident
Caylie Valenta started the Andy Valenta Melanoma Foundation to honor her 33-year-old husband who died three months after his melanoma diagnosis
Within two years of enactment, the act would ban the manufacture, import or sale of any firefighting foam that includes PFAS
The Hamilton firefighter was in the front passenger seat of the rig and was leaning on the door when it opened
Fellow firefighters applauded for Robert Velazquez, who has two broken arms
Hobart “Hobie” Erickson, 95, started his fire service career in New Jersey in 1965
The Trenton firefighter is in stable condition, and police are investigating the incident
COMPLETE COVERAGE
The latest version provides data on 14 additional metrics, including anxiety and depression
“Everybody has their own demons from this fire,” said sheriff’s Deputy Mark Aldridge
One person was injured, the building collapsed in several spots and firefighters hosed down nearby buildings
Delray Beach, Boca Raton and Palm Beach County fire rescue teams worked to put out the blaze, while EMS providers transported the injured
The Kansas City Fire Department crew was responding to a call with the apparatus lights and siren on, police said
Studies show that when members are given space to make consequential decisions with greater control, stress levels decrease
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Emergency Management Agency ordered evacuations because of two blazes
The Utah Highway Patrol is investigation the deadly wreck and said the fire truck was traveling with its lights and siren on
A second Fort Osage Fire Protection District member also was hurt when a brush truck became surrounded by heavy smoke and was destroyed
The team won a silver medal in the World’s Strongest Firefighters Championship