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
Families, search teams mourn together during vigil
Two of the firefighters suffered minor burn injuries and six experienced heat exhaustion
Touring the condo collapse site offers a glimpse into the monumental rescue and recovery efforts underway
Watsonville first responders had the fire nearly contained when a pickup truck drove past the scene and hit multiple cars and bystanders
After seeing a man slumped behind the wheel, the off-duty firefighters performed CPR and used a defibrillator from a fire engine to revive the man
Ahead of anticipated wildland fire season, the vice president told Brentwood firefighters to “take care of yourself”
Aurora Fire Rescue responded to scene of an unresponsive driver who awoke and put his vehicle in gear, striking a firefighter
The Chesterfield Fire and EMS recruit suffered a medical emergency during daily physical training
At least three sweeps for pets had been conducted, some by camera, at a portion of the complex still standing
Hilltop Hose Fire Chief Mike Krzeminski got his gear from his truck but escalating fire conditions forced him to retreat
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During initial operations, Oakland firefighters heard two of their own were down and managed to retrieve them from the apartment building
Alcohol was found in the driver’s urine after he reportedly took Engine 48 to pick up food from a restaurant outside city limits
Thomasville Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Mark Holt and former firefighter Ernest Kinley were honorary members of the Fair Grove Fire Department
Dylan Fischer was about to miss his own wedding because of strained staffing at Travis County Emergency Services District #1
Otto Fire and Rescue Chief Terry Rholetter Jr. was flown to Augusta Burn Center in Georgia
4 were blown off a porch in a possible flashover, Chicago Fire Department Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt said
A firefighter and another person were injured and transported to a hospital
A coalition of unions sued to block the mass firings, but a judge ruled in favor of the city Thursday
Steve McCann’s death is the third for the department in 2022