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
The firefighters were quickly transported to the hospital, with one firefighter listed as in “serious condition”
It’s a serious issue, so why are so many fire service leaders looking the other way?
Burlington Firefighter Colin McFadden, 26, suffered a brain hemorrhage on the scene, caused by undiagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia
All 57 bus passengers, coming from Poughkeepsie to visit Niagara Falls, were injured in the rollover
A CAL FIRE captain and three firefighters were injured when a tree fell on them
Dramatic video footage shows Oxford firefighters rescuing a man atop a lift that made contact with power lines and ignited
Video shows the South Torch Lake engine teetering on the edge of the fallen roadway
The Reedy Creek Firefighters Association president points to a lack of support for firefighters and paramedics who are exposed to or contract the virus
Newark Firefighters Union President Chuck West said employees should be given the option of being tested continuously for COVID-19 or getting the vaccine
Burlington Volunteer Firefighter-EMT Colin McFadden, 26, had been with the department for six years
COMPLETE COVERAGE
The Syracuse Fire Department recruit who helped evacuate residents before crews arrived will graduate from the training academy on May 20
The poll of nearly 700 FireRescue1 readers addressed opinions on medical marijuana use in states where it is already legal
We do everything we can in the hope we’re wrong about what is happening to the smallest of victims
Jason Smith will continue recovering at his home in Balko after spending weeks in a Texas hospital
Rich MacKinnon Jr., president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts, wants the National Fire Protection Association to ban the use of PFAS in fire gear
Speaking about the incident, the Bartonville firefighter’s chief reportedly said to a different member, “Haven’t we all responded to a call drunk before?”
Fire Chief Richard Kelley performed rescue and recovery operations, and Police Chief Wade Gourley served as an honor guard for many victims’ funerals
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating the incident
A tractor-trailer crashed into a Minquadale Fire Company truck, which hit a guard rail and overturned, briefly trapping the firefighters
Proceeds from T-shirt sales and a raffle will go to Assistant Chief Paul Hayes, who is recovering from being struck by a vehicle last month
