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
A 19-year veteran of the Denver Fire Department died after he was transported to the hospital following a medical emergency
DFR is hoping to cut down on burnout, response times and overtime with single-role paramedics
Dan Steffensen, 65, underwent nine surgeries after being burned while fighting the Harris Fire in Montana
Dozens of responders and supporters gathered to rally against Orange County’s pending vaccine deadline
The Columbia-Richland FD is mourning the losses of Chaplain Billie Lee Bright and Battalion Chief Joseph Casey Desso
Chief Goldfeder advises a reader who wants to use the EAP system but worries about confidentiality
Former Wilmington Firefighter Joseph Leonetti Jr. was sentenced to five years in federal prison for possessing and distributing the images
Capt. Victor Aguirre, a 20-year veteran of the LAFD, had each of his fingers partially amputated due to severe third-degree burns on his hands
State Sen. Ritchie and Assemblyman Walczyk push for more details in the death of FF Peyton L.S. Morse, who died during training at the state fire academy
Lizzy Stabo stepped on a hallow area of ground and landed in a pit of burnt logs and hot embers
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Crews with multiple agencies rescued the Morristown Rescue crew and treated and transported the patient
We need to apply our fireground mayday training to our mental health and personal stressors
Telling my members, my wife and myself that I was OK worked for a while, then it all caught up with me on an incident scene
Dogs have a long history helping firefighters; now they expand their role to offer physical and mental health benefits
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