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 Kansas City firefighter, who was not actively responding to a call at the time of the injury, suffered the injury over the weekend
FITNESS IN FOCUS
When a Rochester firefighter began suffering from heat exhaustion at the scene of a fire, a transport ambulance was not available for more than seven minutes
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
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Aaron Zamzow explains how eating healthy and staying fit makes you a happier person and a more resilient first responder
The Boulder Emergency Squad, a technical search and rescue team, has created a fundraiser to support its volunteers
Tate, a DC Fire & EMS firefighter, founded Food on the Stove, a nonprofit that’s working to improve the health of firefighters
The Rochester Fire Department said the apparatus was out of service for “an extended period of time”
Terry Shaffer’s family is raising money for the chief’s medical needs in the hopes he is able to find a successful donor
A member of the Greenwood Volunteer Fire Department had just cleared a brush fire before the incident occurred
Penny Leaver lost her job in 2020 and was having serious health issues. Now she is a volunteer firefighter
Take a look at some of the important aspects of incident rehab – beginning even before the incident occurs
“Our entire family is deeply grateful to the firefighters for their rapid response,” the Robbs’ daughters said about the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
One Frederick County Fire/Rescue firefighter shares his story of being struck at a roadway incident