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.
Chuck Simms has been touring firehouses and promoting resources for first responders, including a counseling program
FITNESS IN FOCUS
One chief’s tips and recommendations to balance fitness, sleep and relaxation
West Chester Twp Fire Department Chief Rick Prinz said the peer support groups allow first responders to debrief and talk through mental health concerns
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
COMPLETE COVERAGE
The children of active, retired or fallen firefighters are eligible for this merit-based scholarships
Each crew will include a firefighter/EMT, a social worker and a police officer
Michael Bynum was responding to a crash on an icy Tennessee bridge last month when the semi hit him
Fred Mathis was found to be likely intoxicated while at FD HQ but, at some point, was marked out sick; accusations of special treatment emerge
A2886 cleared the Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee after advocates for the measure argued that it’s a matter of life and death for their coworkers
Lorain Assistant Fire Chief Matthew Homolya reportedly grabbed his neighbor by his throat, slammed him on the ground and punched him
“I saw the (concrete) jersey barrier break apart and then I saw a little bit of an explosion,” said Jeremy Kline of the Hummels Wharf Fire Company
The Lafayette Fire Department firefighter was seriously injured in the 20-foot fall
David Holmes had served as chief of the La Grange Volunteer Fire Department and was on the town council
OEHS experts offer key considerations related to existing PPE, new respirators and exposure times on the front lines