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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 injured firefighters and two other individuals were transported to local hospitals, an FDNY spokesperson said
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Jackson Fire Lt. Solomon Forbes’ apartment was destroyed in the blaze, but he was able to safely evacuate his family and neighbors
Two dogs were rescued during the blaze that burned a row of six homes
Yonkers firefighters faced the hottest temperatures of the year as they battled the blaze that displaced nearly 100 people
Hundreds of people gathered to cheer for New Haven fire Lt. Samod “Nuke” Rankins, who was released the day after his 29th birthday
The two Little Rock crews were responding to the same call when the crash occurred, officials say
Chief Dennis Compton was honored by the foundation for his leadership through critical moments for the foundation and the fire service
Officials said the Stafford firefighter was drifting in and out of consciousness as a rescue team aided her
Ethan Lutz was a college student working as an EMT deployed to New York during the COVID-19 crisis; as he watched the city grapple with the PPE shortage, he came up with an idea to make providers safer in the future
Turlock firefighters rescued three dogs after a two-acre grass fire spread to a nearby home
HB158 proposes that Ohio fire departments be required to find an alternative to firefighting foam containing PFAS
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Baxter Springs Firefighter Lt. Malachi Brown suffered third-degree burns over 27% of body while battling a structure fire on Oct. 15
Two other crewmembers were evaluated after the incident involving a Madison Township Fire Department ambulance
Apply some simple marriage vows to your use of PPE at a structural fire
Rusk fire and police escorted Fire Chief Donald Lankford home after his lengthy hospitalization due to COVID-19
Three people reportedly jumped from an upper floor to escape the blaze
Boston and Quincy FFs stopped by the rink where Manchester Capt. Steve DesRuisseaux’s son, Jack, was playing in a game
Manchester Fire Department Capt. Steve DesRuisseaux suffered burns over 40% of his body after becoming engulfed in flames during a house fire rescue
Four people were displaced from their Fayetteville home, the department says
13 people remain hospitalized; Astroworld organizer and rapper Travis Scott thanked police and fire departments for their response and support
Leeb serves as chief of the Fire Academy and chair of the department’s Contamination Reduction Workgroup