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.
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
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The African serval weighing between 60-70 pounds escaped the blaze unharmed
Peer recovery specialists and a community paramedic offer patients paths to treatment after overdose calls
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
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The updated draft offers additional research, essays, articles and ideas for successfully implementing the best practices
At least seven people were injured, including four firefighters, after a natural gas explosion at an apartment complex
The son of Firefighter Lynn Carpenter and Firefighter-EMT Austin Carpenter was born while Lynn was on a ventilator, fighting for her life
Firefighters explain their reasons for vaccine resistance, why some ultimately decided to get vaccinated and the ongoing contentiousness of it all
Andrew Gorumba and ‘9/11 legacies’ Jonathan Otten and Gary Watson graduate Wednesday from the FDNY Fire Academy
Organizations play an important role in the health and well-being of their individual members – here are 5 ways your department can promote resilience in the ranks
Firefighter-Paramedic Sarah Roe, a 20-year veteran of the Amherst Fire Department, is searching for the perfect organ donor
The death of firefighter trainee Peyton Morse is a tragic reminder that we need to change our culture, mindset and response to complaints of respiratory distress
David and Stacy Morse voiced their frustrations with the investigations and detailed the culture at the fire academy where their son died
The paramedic was with a patient at Stroger Hospital when he was grazed by a bullet from a drive-by shooting