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.
Josh Owens helped his family members to safety before working to control a critically injured person’s blood loss
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Firefighter Jeffery Hager, 46, served with the Charlotte and Huntersville fire departments
A new FDNY report examines how members of the World Trade Center Health Program have fared in the past 20 years
Flames at the multi-family home reportedly reached up to 30 feet high before crews were able to knock it down
Through a series of portraits, Kate Bergen hopes to elevate the stories and recognition of the women who answered the call on that September day
The money would shore up the 9/11 World Trade Center Health Program, which was permanently extended, along with the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
West Stanislaus Fire Protection District Firefighter Richard Gerety had been working the Caldor Fire for 10 days when he was seriously injured on Aug. 28
The City of Seminole received the $782,727 FEMA grant on July 30, and the county is required to contribute 10% for a total of $861,001
Detailing the connection between noise and disease – and what firefighters can do to better protect their hearing
In the video, department members recall stolen supplies, being spat on while treating the injured
Ellsworth Volunteer Fire Department Fire Police Capt. Laron Holcomb is remembered as a father figure for the younger members of the department
COMPLETE COVERAGE
A Trenton police spokesperson said Kena West and Zaequan Cofield were firing at another person or persons in the area
Learn who is eligible to receive PSOB benefits, how to appeal if your application was denied and how the program processes COVID-19-related claims
After extensive planning and training, the Long Beach IMR Pilot Program has launched to provide safe, timely and appropriate medical care to individuals in crisis
The firefighters who donated blood had a 10% decrease in PFAS, and those who donated plasma had a 30% reduction
North Catawba Fire and Rescue’s Brian Fagen has had five blood transfusions and four surgeries since the incident, which took place at gathering with friends
24 hours filled with constant alerts, plus meetings, training and little sleep
Consider ditching the treadmill and implementing this three-step program
No one was injured, but the crash caused major damage to the Knoxville Fire Department building
Even if we haven’t done so ourselves, we certainly know someone who has – and yet we ignore this blatantly obvious issue
To help reduce stress, Station 8 in Pittsburg has a weight room, physical and massage therapists plus mental health therapists