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.
An Arvada first responder received a sweet surprise when he approached what he was told was a walk-up patient needing assistance
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HB158 proposes that Ohio fire departments be required to find an alternative to firefighting foam containing PFAS
Maia Dalton-Theodore will serve as the director for AFR’s Firefighter Mental Health and Wellness Program
Billy Thompson, 47, and his daughter, Alexis, 19, both graduated from the Hill College Fire Academy last week – a first for the instructor
One firefighter suffered minor injuries and 1,000 residents were evacuated due to the 1,325-acre Pacific Palisades Fire
Two other firefighters and a resident were also treated for injuries after the blaze in Beardstown
The fire department’s current peer support program consists of one full-time employee and has a budget of less than $80,000
One of the firefighters was hospitalized after becoming trapped
Last month, the department shared that seven firefighters had become new fathers; now, more than a dozen are looking forward to Father’s Day
New Haven Fire Lt. Samod Rankins, who was critically injured in the blaze that killed Firefighter Ricardo Torres Jr., has a “heart of gold,” friends said
Officials said the fire lieutenant who was also critically injured has been improving
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Friends are raising funds to help James “Moe” Mosser and his dog; both were burned in the blaze
The pilot program dispatches a mental health worker and a firefighter-paramedic to mental health crisis calls in lieu of police
The public safety commissioner highlighted several occupational factors in the death of St. Paul Fire Capt. Mike Paidar
Approximately 200 FDNY firefighters and EMS providers responded to the blaze, which took four hours to contain
While lots of people talk about the importance of sleep, they often do not address how to get to sleep
Relatives of Chief Emeritus Bob Doerr have also served as members of the Perry Township Fire Department
The injured firefighters and two other individuals were transported to local hospitals, an FDNY spokesperson said
One firefighter was transported to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center; an update on their condition was not available, officials said
From coast to coast, firefighters are taking part in this Halloween event focused on safety and community
The 988 mental health crisis dialing code goes live July 16. The experts outline what to expect
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