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.
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The 911 operator and EMT says he was placed on limited duty after being prescribed medical marijuana for Crohn’s disease
The 17-year-old Ridgefield Park volunteer was injured when a pressurized cannister exploded
The Monroe Township firefighter and Monroe County sheriff’s deputy were hospitalized after the crash
The Chesterton firefighter was injured while battling a brush fire at a construction site Thursday
EMS and fire personnel are asked to participate in the HERO-TOGETHER study to share their experience
Coal Township Fire Department Deputy Chief Kevin “Bubba” Malukas, 59, served for more than 40 years in public safety
Maintaining skill sets through regular training is more important than ever, even if it is through online platforms
Shaker Road Loudonville Fire Department firefighters are supporting and raising money for injured Watertown Firefighter Recruit Peyton Morse
Firefighter Caleb Drummond, 21, nephew of celebrity chef Ree Drummond, was responding to a fire at the family ranch
Relationships matter: Keep yours meaningful, happy and healthy through pandemic, polarized politics and civil discord stress
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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
Ex-Providence Lt. Lori Franchina says she is in intensive outpatient psychiatric treatment and unable to work, putting her near poverty level
Knowing how to intervene when a firefighter is going off the rails could save their career and protect the department’s reputation
The firefighter was transported to the hospital; the condition of the firefighter is unknown
Maia Dalton-Theodore will focus on collaboration, plus safe, confidential and customized services, to serve the city’s firefighters
Two Riverside County fire engines were also damaged in the blast
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