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
A Monroe County firefighter was overcome by heat exhaustion and transported to the hospital after battling the fire at the ranch-style home
Once signed into law, the bill would add vascular rupture to the list of firefighter injuries covered by the state’s workers’ compensation insurance
The chaos of June 12, 2016, left lingering trauma for first responders and led local agencies to reexamine their preparation for active-shooter events
How firefighting foam impacts firefighters and the environment – and what’s being done to address the health concerns
Two firefighters from Stevens County Fire District 1 were injured in the collision near Loon Lake
New Haven Lt. Samod “Nuke” Rankins was injured last month in a fire that killed fellow firefighter Ricardo Torres Jr.
Firefighters evacuated neighboring houses of the reported fire as the blaze spread; the temperature in the area hampered the response, fire officials said
One firefighter was injured in the response, which was determined to be the largest in the department’s history, a Phoenix Fire Department spokesman said
Members of the Lexington Fire Department and their families gathered to support Firefighter Joe Sexton and his son, John, who currently spends 10 hours each night on dialysis for renal disease
Fire departments are not immune from workplace violence, so we must develop meaningful support and treatment systems
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Members of the Brookline Fire Department assisted, and one firefighter was injured and transported to a hospital
The Florida nonprofit supports the psychological and emotional needs of first responders and their families
“Just because we’ve come home, it doesn’t mean that it is over,” said Lexington Captain Ryan Hogsten
Logic’s “1-800-273-8255” also helped increase calls to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Firefighters were initially unaware people were inside, but the response was quickly upgraded when a “mayday” call went out over the radio
The Kansas City Fire Department apparatus had its lights and siren on and was responding to a call when the incident occurred
Emporia Fire Department Firefighter Tharon Mott was seriously injured in a fall; the name of the 2nd injured firefighter was not released
A security guard was treated at the scene, and a cast member was transported from the park, authorities said
The Kansas City firefighter, who was not actively responding to a call at the time of the injury, suffered the injury over the weekend
FireRescue1 contributors ponder what firefighters will face next, after two years of considerable challenges