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.
UCF RESTORES also received $270,000 to work with Florida A&M to build a statewide mental health wellness toolkit for first responders
FITNESS IN FOCUS
The pilot program dispatches a mental health worker and a firefighter-paramedic to mental health crisis calls in lieu of police
The public safety commissioner highlighted several occupational factors in the death of St. Paul Fire Capt. Mike Paidar
Approximately 200 FDNY firefighters and EMS providers responded to the blaze, which took four hours to contain
While lots of people talk about the importance of sleep, they often do not address how to get to sleep
Relatives of Chief Emeritus Bob Doerr have also served as members of the Perry Township Fire Department
The injured firefighters and two other individuals were transported to local hospitals, an FDNY spokesperson said
One firefighter was transported to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center; an update on their condition was not available, officials said
From coast to coast, firefighters are taking part in this Halloween event focused on safety and community
The 988 mental health crisis dialing code goes live July 16. The experts outline what to expect
A lack of routine screening for many of the cancers firefighters are at risk of developing has led many departments to embrace modern approaches to improve early detection
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“I made the promise that I’m not going to come back onto the line until I know I’m ready,” said Manchester Captain Steve DesRuisseaux
Ali Bakker did not have a cellphone, recently suffered a fracture and was on pain medications prior to the crash
Mo. firefighter Todd Covington described the derailment and aftermath, saying, the scouts “probably saved 20 or 30 people’s lives”
O’Fallon Fire Protection District Firefighter Matt Chapman worked with a police officer and a deputy until Central County Fire and Rescue firefighters arrived
Gov. Andy Beshear signed House Bill 562, which allows a 48-hour leave following a critical incident
Amtrak’s Southwest Chief Train 4 was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago when it struck a dump truck at a crossing
Researchers have developed a systems-level checklist to address stress and violence affecting fire-based EMS responders
Aaron Zamzow discusses the effectiveness of different diet trends and how they coincide with the fire service lifestyle
How to best manage our high-stress, time-compressed working conditions to control fight-or-flight response
The city unanimously passed an ordinance to extend LODD benefits to suicide deaths