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.
Hometown Heroes Assistance Program includes an assistance program, critical illness insurance and health and wellness training
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Want a free doughnut or a bowl of spaghetti? Here are retailers saying thanks to EMS providers, firefighters and police officers
Independence Firefighter-Paramedic Chad Sappenfield had previously served in the U.S. Army
2-week-old Julian Juan Torres and his family stopped by Columbus Station 27 to say thank you
Check out these social posts from departments with their support on full display
Kyle Schwarber sent the pies to Waltham firefighters, who then did the same for Middletown firefighters with a note that read “Go Red Sox”
An Arvada first responder received a sweet surprise when he approached what he was told was a walk-up patient needing assistance
Captain Chris Gadomski says he and Ron Hall will help each other during the recovery process
Firefighter crews from 15 departments helped battle the blaze at Hellam Township’s Horn Farm Center
The most important thing a leader can do is offer a listening ear to those they encounter going through a tough time
A once obese firefighter, I now have the confidence needed to not only meet my job expectations but excel at them
COMPLETE COVERAGE
The Angel Fire employee who brought the complaint also was found to be at fault and resigned
Prosecutors recommended that Joshua Eisnor serve 90 days in prison followed by two years of supervised release
Providence Firefighter Dan Rinaldi is one of 10 contestants on “The Great American Recipe”
Miami-Dade Fire-Rescue firefighters doused the RED Air Flight 203 fire with foam
Responders are taught about “command presence,” but what about the “quiet presence” that comes with empathy?
Assistant Chief Jonathon Coco and his younger brother, Firefighter Hunter Coco, served with the Maxwell Community Volunteer Fire Department
Firefighter Casey Skudin was in his family’s SUV with his wife and two children on the grounds of the Biltmore Estate when high winds struck
FDNY’s Marine 1 Bravo was operating at night when a charter boat collided with it, injuring the foreign firefighter, an FDNY member and three civilians
Chesterfield Fire and EMS released findings from its internal investigation, and NIOSH is continuing its inquiry
How a fire at a Queens hardware store took the lives of FDNY firefighters Harry Ford, Brian Fahey and John Downing