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.
FITNESS IN FOCUS
City first responders have been eligible to get the vaccine since January
Morgan Dardia, a high school student, lacrosse goalie and daughter of a fire captain, recently completed her EMT courses
The former Buffalo firefighter-EMT says he was fired under an outdated collective bargaining agreement
New Haven Firefighter Richard “Rico” Torres Jr., 30, was killed in the blaze and Lt. Samod Rankins was seriously burned
The remodel will add more separate bathrooms and showers and individual sleeping areas rather than an open dorm
Police said the firefighter was providing assistance to deputies who were trying to arrest the man
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A portion of the ceiling fell on the Springfield firefighter’s head during a blaze at a former recreational building
“It’s not everyday that a mom gets to watch one of her children save someone’s life,” the firefighter’s mother wrote
The fire spread quickly, damaging four residences
The department launched an audit in March following the back-to-back drunk driving incidents
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Four people were displaced from their Fayetteville home, the department says
13 people remain hospitalized; Astroworld organizer and rapper Travis Scott thanked police and fire departments for their response and support
Leeb serves as chief of the Fire Academy and chair of the department’s Contamination Reduction Workgroup
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