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 updated resource includes additional information on gaslighting, emotional intelligence, compassion fatigue, resilience and more
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Fire departments are not immune from workplace violence, so we must develop meaningful support and treatment systems
Seeing Demya Sibley’s progress after responding to the grisly crash scene has been instrumental in helping the providers process the call
Joslyn Carlon, daughter of slain LACoFD Firefighter Tory Carlon, accepted her high school diploma to the applause of dozens of her father’s fellow firefighters
As part of the “ROG the Dog” animal-assisted therapy initiative, 30+ dogs will be stationed across the country to deploy following emergencies
The Administration seeks to mobilize an ‘All-of-America Sprint’ to get 70% of U.S. adults vaccinated by July 4
Santa Rosa firefighters treated the victim at the station and he was later transported to a local hospital
Chris Ryan beat throat cancer, then turned his focus to improving his daughter’s quality of life
An early-morning, 2-alarm blaze displaced two residents and injured one firefighter
We train to respond to active shooter incidents but never expect it to be one of our own, in our own firehouse
Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital will serve as the Tuscon Dragway’s “base hospital” and will provide medical direction to EMS until advanced services arrive
COMPLETE COVERAGE
After 9/11, Dan Rowan, a 21-year FDNY veteran, moved from New York to Arizona to become a fourth-generation police officer – a change he says got him through some of his darkest days
The holidays can be magical, but they can also be stressful; as a first responder, you owe it to yourself to make it work for you
Any help we can get to naturally shift our mood into a more positive direction is something we can all get behind
Community support and agency coordination will be essential to assist search, rescue and recovery missions across the Midwest
Firefighters showed their kindness; devotion to family, animals and even food; and participated in some strange-but-true events
Understand the seven sources of frustration among firefighter families, plus three simple ways to mitigate common stressors
Firefighters from 10 departments fought the three-alarm house fire
Through Newport Beach’s Fire Santa program, Fire-Medic Cory Freeman and Capt. Joe Harrison are helping a mom and her kids experience the magic of Christmas
Manchester Captain Steve DesRuisseaux suffered second- and third-degree burns to more than one-third of his body in a flashover
In this video, Gordon Graham highlights facts about vaping that firefighters should be aware of before partaking