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.
With the achievement confirmed, Hygiene Fire Protection District Firefighter Dylan Miraglia is working on another challenge
FITNESS IN FOCUS
The four firefighters inside, part of a 20-person crew working the Skyline Ridge Complex, were rushed by ambulance to a nearby medical center
Burlington Firefighter-EMT Colin McFadden remains in the ICU after experiencing a medical emergency at three-alarm fire
A Frederick County fire official said Captain Joshua Laird, 46, issued a mayday after falling through the floor into the basement
Stockton Fire Department Firefighter Dan La Rock was ejected from the fire truck and suffered a fractured femur, vertebrae and ribs, and a ruptured spleen
Firefighting foam is blamed for PFAS pollution in one airport-adjacent area that has registered two violations this year
Fort Atkinson Fire Chief Daryl Rausch said crews will let the rest of the building and its contents burn out overnight
For the final round of the competition, Spokane Firefighter Andrew Hall created a 32-inch Walloon sword, a 16th century European blade with a distinctive hilt
A Hooversville Volunteer Fire Department firefighter was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries
Detailing simple steps fire departments can employ to best connect with members
Wellesley Fire Chief Richard DeLorie has admitted to violating the state’s conflict of interest law by participating in the hiring of his son as a town firefighter
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Allenton VFD Assistant Chief Paul Hayes was escorted home following a struck-by incident that left him hospitalized for weeks
The bill, which is named for Frederick County Battalion Chief Joshua Laird, is meant to prevent pipes from failing after a lightning strike
After the rig was uncovered, police were forced to use a fingerprint scanner to identify the man, who was determined to have a history of mental illness
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