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
The 65-year-old apartment resident was trapped by smoke and flames, but Passaic Fire Lt. Joe Ivanicki crab-crawled up the stairs to find her
Pittsburgh Fire Chief Darryl Jones reported that 10 people were injured, and three were transported to a hospital
South Fulton officials hope the program will allow uniformed members to more easily live within city limits
Firefighter-EMT John McMaster was released from the University of Maryland Medical Center’s Shock Trauma Center and greeted by waiting colleagues
The Middletown community is rallying to support Shawn Menear, who was flown to a Philadelphia hospital after sustaining burns in a collapse
Nearly 9% of all homebuyer assistance programs currently available benefit firefighters and other first responders
John McMaster is now “conscious and alert” following the partial rowhome collapse that killed three fellow firefighters
Through donations, the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Charitable Foundation has raised $80,000 to help the family with medical bills
Friends, colleagues share memories of Lt. Paul Butrim, Firefighter-Paramedic Kelsey Sadler and EMT-Firefighter Kenny Lacayo
Officials confirmed the deceased members include Lt. Paul Butrim, Firefighter-Paramedic Kelsey Sadler and EMT-Firefighter Kenny Lacayo
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Evansville Fire Chief Mike Connelly said the department has not confirmed how many of the houses were occupied at the time of the blast because “some were too unstable to enter”
Citizens in a private boat helped the injured pilot get to shore
EMS providers resuscitated Sandridge Volunteer Fire Department Capt. Doug Delk within 10 minutes and transported him to a hospital
Riley Huiras was a member of the Grand Rapids Police Department’s Auxiliary Unit and served with the volunteer fire department where his father serves
Duane McFarland didn’t believe he had won until he had his wife confirm the ticket
Brian McDonald shares the stories of the Feehan and Davan families of firefighters, stretching over nearly 100 years of FDNY history
Dan Patterson, 53, had been hospitalized since collapsing outside the front door of Spokane Valley Fire Department Station 2 following a run
Authorities reported that Juan Carlos Santana Garrido, 60, a firefighter from Cienfuegos, had died fighting the blaze; no other bodies have been recovered
Jaclyn Arndt of the Homer Volunteer Fire Department pushed herself to compete in “one of the most challenging experiences on the planet”
In this video, risk management expert Gordon Graham emphasizes the importance of first responders wearing properly-fitting PPE