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 NFPA 1971 technical committee is currently considering an RSL of chemicals and specific levels for those chemicals
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Ohio Task Force 1 rescue team members described the Surfside condo collapse scene as being “like a combat zone in a war movie” as they worked to find victims
“We train for responding to an active shooter event, not being part of one,” the fire chief said
The Spokane Valley Fire Department members sustained minor injuries battling a blaze that burst through the roof of the building
What first responders need to know about the likelihood of side effects from the vaccine vs. the virus, plus new infection rates
One Cheektowaga firefighter became dehydrated and another suffered a cut on his arm while fighting a fire in a storage facility
A firefighter suffered minor injuries at an “all-hands” fire call involving about 60 responders from 12 units
A man shot a firefighter and two members of a Tucson ambulance crew, and killed a neighbor, before he was shot by police, officials said
Red Lodge Fire Rescue Firefighter Dan Steffensen was flow to a burn center in Utah after a fellow firefighter escaped and notified the IC
Vincent Intiso, 57, served with the East Orange Fire Department for 34 years
A Madison Heights firefighter was bitten after arriving to help the animal’s owner, who was being attacked
COMPLETE COVERAGE
The Crested Butte Fire Protection District fire chief shares how his department has navigated the challenge, plus its impact on recruitment and retention
Oscar Monterossa served in the U.S. Army for four years as a combat medic, but it was the Route 91 Harvest music festival shooting where the paramedic felt most vulnerable
Real challenges of an MCI from a metropolitan city’s perspective
“I wish I could speak to each one of you and thank you, yet written word will have to suffice,” wrote Officer Thomas Mangan
In this video, risk management expert Gordon Graham discusses the importance of first responders staying vigilant to keep themselves protected from COVID and other pathogens
L.A. County Fire airlifted a severely injured patient to a hospital
Heavy smoke reduced visibility, according to Robeson County Fire Marshal Stephanie Chavis
Investigators are still trying to determine other factors in the Oakland Hills Country Club blaze, according to Bloomfield Township Fire Chief John LeRoy
About 200 fire departments out of over 800 have already joined the effort and ID’d more than 50,000 gallons of PFAS-containing foam that will be disposed of
The CDC and NIOSH are actively working to roll out the web portal and test the enrollment process
