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.
Prosecutors recommended that Joshua Eisnor serve 90 days in prison followed by two years of supervised release
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Baxter Springs Firefighter Lt. Malachi Brown suffered third-degree burns over 27% of body while battling a structure fire on Oct. 15
Two other crewmembers were evaluated after the incident involving a Madison Township Fire Department ambulance
Apply some simple marriage vows to your use of PPE at a structural fire
Rusk fire and police escorted Fire Chief Donald Lankford home after his lengthy hospitalization due to COVID-19
Three people reportedly jumped from an upper floor to escape the blaze
Boston and Quincy FFs stopped by the rink where Manchester Capt. Steve DesRuisseaux’s son, Jack, was playing in a game
Manchester Fire Department Capt. Steve DesRuisseaux suffered burns over 40% of his body after becoming engulfed in flames during a house fire rescue
Four people were displaced from their Fayetteville home, the department says
13 people remain hospitalized; Astroworld organizer and rapper Travis Scott thanked police and fire departments for their response and support
Leeb serves as chief of the Fire Academy and chair of the department’s Contamination Reduction Workgroup
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In this video, Graham emphasizes the importance of decontamination following an incident to protect the health and wellness of the crew
Betty Cobb, 75, was found injured and bound with duct tape
Four were transported after a stairway collapsed and have been released, and one was treated for a heat-related illness, officials said
Firefighters, EMS providers, police and other public safety workers often pursue relatively risky pastimes that can impact their work as well as their families
A firefighter was transported for a possible heart attack, one for heat exhaustion, and others were treated for minor injuries at the scene of the Jenkintown fire
Most of the injuries were related to heat exposure; seven were transported to hospitals
In high temperatures, firefighters retreated, and one became disoriented, prompting the mayday call
CAL FIRE: Firefighters suffered heat illness-related injuries amid strenuous conditions and treacherous terrain
Albany organizations have in-house counselors and debriefing sessions
The HERO Act would create peer-support programs, mental health education and a system to collect information about first responder suicides