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.
Including dispatchers in debriefings for major events can help them achieve maximum emotional recovery
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Firefighters rescued a critically injured person from a three-story apartment complex
Six steps to help organize your department’s rehab practices, training and implementation
The vote directs the department to work with local resources to provide mental health visits for firefighters and their families
The Ricardo Torres Jr. scholarship was created from a $50,000 donation to the City of New Haven by Lt. Samod Rankins
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District was working the 2-alarm fire that spread to two different homes and threatened a third
Two of the Boise firefighters treated were transported to the hospital for further evaluation, and one was released
EMS must change tactics, mindset to best meet patients’ needs – and that includes patient transport beyond the ER
Agencies across the country are sharing their resources, activities for post-incident physical and psychological health
“When you get a call for cardiac arrest, it usually means the patient is dead,” said Kat Woods, a member of the EMS team. “This was a special job, and this is a special family.”
A member of the Abingdon Fire Department was transported to the hospital for heat exhaustion
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Austin Smith, 30, has been identified as the St. Paul Fire District member killed in the fire
Vidal “Max” Fortuna was a 20-year veteran of the Stockton Fire Department
The 65-year-old apartment resident was trapped by smoke and flames, but Passaic Fire Lt. Joe Ivanicki crab-crawled up the stairs to find her
Pittsburgh Fire Chief Darryl Jones reported that 10 people were injured, and three were transported to a hospital
South Fulton officials hope the program will allow uniformed members to more easily live within city limits
Firefighter-EMT John McMaster was released from the University of Maryland Medical Center’s Shock Trauma Center and greeted by waiting colleagues
Applying for the Fire Prevention & Safety grant? Don’t miss these important details
The Middletown community is rallying to support Shawn Menear, who was flown to a Philadelphia hospital after sustaining burns in a collapse
Nearly 9% of all homebuyer assistance programs currently available benefit firefighters and other first responders