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
The agency set aside $2 billion to reimburse families affected by deaths related to the pandemic
Minneapolis Fire Department Capt. Scott Coffey aims to raise $10,000 for the charity Firefighters for Healing
Fallen Spring Valley Firefighter Jared Lloyd was the father of Darius, 5, and Logan, who turned 6 on Wednesday
An animal shelter director said the kittens could have died from grooming their smoke-covered fur if they hadn’t been found
One Spring Valley firefighter remains unaccounted for after a mayday call
Focus on teamwork, coping mechanisms and even how not to behave with other members
Officials said the firefighter was knocked into the air by a supply line that suddenly jerked
Neither a poor weather forecast nor an ongoing pandemic could halt the first responder couple’s wedding plans
COMPLETE COVERAGE
A Fresno County firefighter who was hurt battling a structure fire in Selma has been released from the hospital, Fire Chief Robert Petersen
Three members of the Buffalo Fire Department were hurt during the response, with two of the firefighter transported to the hospital
Lubbock Firefighter Matt Dawson suffered significant injuries after being struck by a vehicle while on the scene of a car accident
Police reform prompts further discussion of how fire and EMS should handle behavioral health crises
Kinloch Fire Protection District Firefighter Jared Williams was walking to the bus after his shift when he was shot in the arm
Covington Fire Department Lt. Jimmy Adams detailed his battle with the virus, saying he wishes he hadn’t turned away the vaccine
The Georgia Office of Public Safety Support was created after legislation supporting the effort to formalize peer counseling for first responders passed in 2018
I can’t presume to know what’s in the heart of this vaccine resister, but each preventable firefighter, paramedic and cop COVID-19 death is heartbreaking to me
How I learned to accept a life without my father and trust that everything happens for a reason
My dad will always be a hero but so are my mom and the people from the firefighter community who have supported us