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 New Market district volunteer firefighter was treated and has been released from the hospital
Stanislaus County Firefighter Richard Gerety left UC Davis Medical Center in style with an engine ride home
Lt. Douglas Brown uses fiction and inspiration from Dickens’ classic novella to spotlight first responder PTSD
Bullitt County Firefighter Joey Wright died from a heart attack after participating in training exercises
The coupon will be available for eligible first responders in advance of National First Responders Day
At least seven people were injured, including four firefighters, after a natural gas explosion at an apartment complex
The son of Firefighter Lynn Carpenter and Firefighter-EMT Austin Carpenter was born while Lynn was on a ventilator, fighting for her life
Firefighters explain their reasons for vaccine resistance, why some ultimately decided to get vaccinated and the ongoing contentiousness of it all
Andrew Gorumba and ‘9/11 legacies’ Jonathan Otten and Gary Watson graduate Wednesday from the FDNY Fire Academy
Organizations play an important role in the health and well-being of their individual members – here are 5 ways your department can promote resilience in the ranks
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Members of the Centerville Volunteer Fire Department were responding to a crash involving a pickup and a car when an 18-wheeler hit both vehicles
The home’s interior was gutted, and the roof was damaged
How to communicate with your family after a tragedy or difficult shift
More than 300 people were injured, and two firefighters are missing
San Bernadino firefighter-paramedics treated two people who were injured in the crash
The member was transported to SUNY Downstate Medical Center
A York assistant chief and firefighter who were injured are also included in the settlement, which is pending court approval
The decision bars St. Paul from enforcing the rule until it is approved as part of a negotiated agreement
A member of the Vale Interagency Hotshot Crew has required surgeries to repair skull fractures and a broken kneecap
Joshua Eisnor is facing up to 20 years in prison for distributing oxycodone, suboxone, Klonopin and Adderall to Malden Fire Department members