Fitness & Health
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Members of the Brookline Fire Department assisted, and one firefighter was injured and transported to a hospital
The Florida nonprofit supports the psychological and emotional needs of first responders and their families
“Just because we’ve come home, it doesn’t mean that it is over,” said Lexington Captain Ryan Hogsten
Logic’s “1-800-273-8255” also helped increase calls to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Firefighters were initially unaware people were inside, but the response was quickly upgraded when a “mayday” call went out over the radio
The Kansas City Fire Department apparatus had its lights and siren on and was responding to a call when the incident occurred
Emporia Fire Department Firefighter Tharon Mott was seriously injured in a fall; the name of the 2nd injured firefighter was not released
A security guard was treated at the scene, and a cast member was transported from the park, authorities said
The Kansas City firefighter, who was not actively responding to a call at the time of the injury, suffered the injury over the weekend
FireRescue1 contributors ponder what firefighters will face next, after two years of considerable challenges
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Auburn Permanent Firefighters Local 4157 established a fund to support the family of Lt. Paul Wood
Recently completed toxicology tests showed that New Britain Firefighter Matthew Dizney had multiple drugs in his system when he died in January
Chief Joe Schrage said 30+ firefighters responded, EMS providers transported 24 people, and the department made trauma counselors available
Middletown Firefighter Beau Sienkiewicz performed the Heimlich maneuver and back blows before a Hartford HealthCare EMS crew arrived
Nantucket Captain Nate Barber and another firefighter were hospitalized with smoke inhalation and heat exhaustion, and a third suffered a back injury
House Bill 562 allows 48 hours of time off post-critical incident, but issues of messaging and pay are vital to ensuring firefighter support
After being diagnosed with WTC-related cancer in 2018, an international search matched Sal Parisi with Stephen Dawkins, a professor based in England
One of the firefighters was shocked by power lines that fell at the scene
Walter “Wally” Shaw, a licensed master pyrotechnician, was wearing safety glasses and “was able to stop, drop and roll and put himself out,” his father said
The challenge now is how to show up every day, with the same energy, and resist the threats of indifference and complacency