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.
A new FDNY report examines how members of the World Trade Center Health Program have fared in the past 20 years
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North Spartanburg Firefighter-EMT Don Johnson was first put on a ventilator in November
The expanding Health One program provides on-scene care to those experiencing mental illness, homelessness and chronic health problems
Union officials and other supporters opposed the ban, saying the dogs bring comfort to firefighters after difficult calls
The firefighter continued to care for the critically injured resident despite their own injuries, officials said
Selinde Roosenburg, 20, died from injuries incurred from a UTV rollover during the prescribed burn at Richland Furnace State Forest
Benton Township Firefighter Ralph B. Law, 63, was responding to a structure fire at the time of the crash
The girls reportedly said they were “bored” and posted a video of themselves starting the fire on Snapchat
The coalition consists of more than two dozen public safety organizations and aims to address first responders’ physical and mental health needs
The home was already engulfed in flames when Fairmont firefighters arrived
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A vehicle hit two fire trucks and then a lieutenant with Palm Harbor Fire Rescue Squad 65 who was on foot
A 19-year veteran of the Denver Fire Department died after he was transported to the hospital following a medical emergency
DFR is hoping to cut down on burnout, response times and overtime with single-role paramedics
Dan Steffensen, 65, underwent nine surgeries after being burned while fighting the Harris Fire in Montana
Dozens of responders and supporters gathered to rally against Orange County’s pending vaccine deadline
The Columbia-Richland FD is mourning the losses of Chaplain Billie Lee Bright and Battalion Chief Joseph Casey Desso
Chief Goldfeder advises a reader who wants to use the EAP system but worries about confidentiality
Former Wilmington Firefighter Joseph Leonetti Jr. was sentenced to five years in federal prison for possessing and distributing the images
Capt. Victor Aguirre, a 20-year veteran of the LAFD, had each of his fingers partially amputated due to severe third-degree burns on his hands
State Sen. Ritchie and Assemblyman Walczyk push for more details in the death of FF Peyton L.S. Morse, who died during training at the state fire academy
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