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.
The Crested Butte Fire Protection District fire chief shares how his department has navigated the challenge, plus its impact on recruitment and retention
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Jacob Dindinger, 20, had worked as a Tucson EMT for 4 months before he was shot while responding to a call
The MLB players paid their respects to the members of Fire Bureau Station 20 after the loss of Firefighter Lee Weber, who drowned in Lake Erie
The USS Bonhomme Richard burned for several days last July, now a crewmember has been charged with aggravated arson
Federal action is aimed at PPE exposure, drinking water and household products
Watertown Chief Matthew Timerman wants an internal investigation into the death of Peyton L.S. Morse
After a group of adolescents attacked a firefighter walking his dog in Queens, two of the youths’ parents turned them in to police
A Folsom firefighter was taken to the hospital after a fire broke out at 2 homes
The firefighters were treated for heat-related injuries after responding to a blaze at Bargain Land on Coney Island
Under the new law, police will no longer be the primary responders to welfare checks or psychiatric calls unless a crime has been committed
Tuscarora Volunteer Fire Department Firefighter Jeremie Eccleston will require surgery to fix three broken bones in his face
COMPLETE COVERAGE
The Hometown Hero Housing program aimed to help with down payments and closing costs, but it died in committee
Shawn Menear sustained burns in January and had surgery, but on Wednesday, the Middletown Volunteer Fire Department will escort him home
The Larksville Borough Fire Department Chief Engineer had just pulled up to the station when he experienced a cardiac-related incident
Tips from Boston EMS for starting a health and wellness program to support member resiliency
A $100M wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the Rialto FD following medics’ refusal to enter a care facility to treat a man in cardiac arrest
Steve Sungho Lee and six of his companies faced 163 criminal misdemeanor charges stemming from the May 16, 2020, explosion
The driver reportedly drove around an engine and ran over the hose, causing the firefighter’s leg to become tangled
Austin leaders are considering rule changes after a Texas law approved low-THC products to treat PTSD
EMS providers treated the firefighter on site, and crews from multiple counties assisted in putting out the fire
Walkertown Fire Department Chief Ross Flynt was eating lunch with firefighters at a local restaurant; another man was shot while leaving