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.
After McMinnville Firefighter Bruce Sams did not respond to the usual treatments for the virus, doctors turned to a new option available
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Lt. Richard “Rick” Stirling Jr. died of a heart attack just one month shy of retiring from the Boston Fire Department
The FDNY held a wreath-laying ceremony for the three firefighters killed on on June 17, 2001
More than 500 people gathered to celebrate the life of LACoFD Firefighter Tory Carlon, who was killed by a co-worker at the fire station earlier this month
Oakland firefighters were able to keep extinguish the blaze without it spreading to other cars parked on the street
Let’s do this: MCIs, hose stretch, RIT, size-up and more
Evansville Fire Department Division Chief Mike Larson said the community loses out when firefighters are forced to be more cautious due to threat of violence
A firefighter in the United Kingdom was called to the scene of a crash and watched as his daughter was discovered in the wreckage
Surviving COVID-19 and now managing its ongoing health effects has given me a new appreciation for family, friends and life
Members of the Indianapolis Fire Department held baby Kynleigh Rose Wheeler a month after they assisted in her emergency delivery
A Peoria firefighter injured his ankle during the response efforts and was transported to the hospital
COMPLETE COVERAGE
The driver died at the scene despite Highland Park firefighters’ CPR efforts; the passenger was transported to a hospital in serious condition
The Rockford firefighter was transported to a local hospital and treated for his injuries
One firefighter was seriously hurt in the Bronx blaze that over 160 responded to
All 7 boys, ages 11 to 15, received medical care after an early Sunday chase included a fast food stop and ended at a Macon-Bibb firehouse
A South Adams County Fire Department firefighter was inside a stopped fire truck, responding to a highway crash, when the incident occurred
Aaron Zamzow explains how eating healthy and staying fit makes you a happier person and a more resilient first responder
The Boulder Emergency Squad, a technical search and rescue team, has created a fundraiser to support its volunteers
Tate, a DC Fire & EMS firefighter, founded Food on the Stove, a nonprofit that’s working to improve the health of firefighters
The Rochester Fire Department said the apparatus was out of service for “an extended period of time”
Terry Shaffer’s family is raising money for the chief’s medical needs in the hopes he is able to find a successful donor