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.
Firefighter Richard Schuller of the Highland Hose Company got both of his feet caught, but fellow crewmembers were able to free him
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Hillsborough Fire Company #2’s William Shaffer experienced a medical emergency at the scene and was transported to a nearby hospital
I’m the first guy into the fray, but I’m also the first to scrub my helmet clean afterward, all so I will be around to raise my kids
Palm Beach County Fire and Rescue Firefighter Joseph Deltergo, 45, was a 16-year veteran of the department
James Brooks, second assistant chief of the Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company, died after suffering a torn aorta, which was deemed a preexisting condition
Thomas M. Barber, of Jacksonville, experienced a heart attack in June
Valdosta Fire Department firefighters were responding to a low-hanging power line when a vehicle drove through the area, causing the line to “snap and whip around”
“I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy,” Pinecroft Sedgefield Fire Department Firefighter Corey Spencer said of his battle with the virus
Minor injuries were reported after a multi-department competitive drill event in Merrick, with firefighters from several other New York towns participating
Mark and Candi Krause, and their daughters, McKenah Wehr and Aubree Romig, serve as volunteers for Upper Macungie Fire Station 56
About 250 firefighters joined in a procession to honor their fallen colleague, Senior Lt. Francis Dombrowski
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Chief Scott Goldstein said that a maintenance worker cut a gas line instead of a waste pipe
Therapeutic Transportation teams are intended to free up police, EMS providers and firefighters, as well as assist in alleviating hospital overcrowding
The crash totaled the fire engine, which needed to be pried open, said Deputy Fire Commissioner Dave Fornell
Dozens of firefighters, EMS providers responded to the 2-alarm blaze
N.J. Firefighter Rob Meyer has turned his leatherworking hobby into successful second career
The boy died in the fire, but the attempt by Greenville firefighters to rescue him is being called heroic
If there are protocols for PPE and physical decon, why don’t we conduct ‘mindful decontamination’ following stressful calls?
Chuck Simms has been touring firehouses and promoting resources for first responders, including a counseling program
Left unexamined, the outcomes of substance abuse disorders are as predictable as they are depressing
Spokane Firefighter Alex Rossi woke up to find his father, a fellow firefighter, in cardiac arrest and immediately began CPR efforts