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.
Guardian House, a 66-unit complex, will have reduced rents for first responders who meet certain income requirements
FITNESS IN FOCUS
The Hometown Hero Housing program aimed to help with down payments and closing costs, but it died in committee
Shawn Menear sustained burns in January and had surgery, but on Wednesday, the Middletown Volunteer Fire Department will escort him home
The Larksville Borough Fire Department Chief Engineer had just pulled up to the station when he experienced a cardiac-related incident
A $100M wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the Rialto FD following medics’ refusal to enter a care facility to treat a man in cardiac arrest
Steve Sungho Lee and six of his companies faced 163 criminal misdemeanor charges stemming from the May 16, 2020, explosion
The driver reportedly drove around an engine and ran over the hose, causing the firefighter’s leg to become tangled
Austin leaders are considering rule changes after a Texas law approved low-THC products to treat PTSD
EMS providers treated the firefighter on site, and crews from multiple counties assisted in putting out the fire
Walkertown Fire Department Chief Ross Flynt was eating lunch with firefighters at a local restaurant; another man was shot while leaving
Kansas City firefighters were called to help police investigate a worker’s fall through a skylight when a firefighter fell through a different skylight
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Who among us, in a moment of fatigue and frustration, hasn’t imagined parking the ambulance somewhere the sun doesn’t shine
Fellow Middleport crewmembers used airbags to lift the engine and free the firefighter, who suffered fractures
Police returned fire, wounding the suspect and avoiding further injuries to the public
In this video, risk management expert Gordon Graham emphasizes the importance of taking control of your health and being proactive about wellness
Two of the firefighters fell from the second floor to the first, while the third suffered a laceration to the leg
“It was a fierce firefight,” department spokesperson Brian Humphrey said about the blaze that destroyed a pet hotel
Montgomery County’s sent 15 people, who are joined by personnel from other Maryland county fire departments, plus doctors, engineers and civilians
A functioning command post needs a paper or electronic tool to be successful
The Sacramento Fire Department has developed a social media following for its unique for food prep videos
First make sure you’re not feeding into gossip, then elevate to a superior
