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.
While rehab is typically thought of as for structure fires, Gordon Graham challenges responders to think about rehab during non-structure fire operations too
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Researchers found sleep-deprived study participants could complete simple tasks while running on caffeine, but were impaired with more complex tasks
Officials said the impact of the collision caused the engine to smash through the side of a four-story structure
Strategies for first responders to manage stress during busy shifts
The fast-moving blaze burned through five three-story homes, displacing 48 people
2nd Alarm Project addresses how to operationalize culture change regarding behavioral health within the fire service
Chief Bashoor looks at how fire departments can integrate MIH approaches
The fire service has changed: There are more fires to fight and wounds to heal than the ones on the outside
One of the tenants was critically injured in the fire that led at least three people to jump from the building to escape
COMPLETE COVERAGE
A security guard was treated at the scene, and a cast member was transported from the park, authorities said
The Kansas City firefighter, who was not actively responding to a call at the time of the injury, suffered the injury over the weekend
FireRescue1 contributors ponder what firefighters will face next, after two years of considerable challenges
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