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.
Wellesley Fire Chief Richard DeLorie has admitted to violating the state’s conflict of interest law by participating in the hiring of his son as a town firefighter
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Relationships matter: Keep yours meaningful, happy and healthy through pandemic, polarized politics and civil discord stress
Officials said the fire spread upward from the fourth floor of a five-story apartment building
The Haileyville fire chief was suspended pending an investigation
In the past year, EMS has been on the front lines, has provided care and has sacrificed in equal measure
The SOLO RESCUE Decon Cleaning Machine helps firefighters clean helmets, boots, gloves and other small equipment, while minimizing potential exposure
Marking a full year since the pandemic declaration, we recognize all that firefighters have endured – and how we can persevere
The collision occurred right in front of the fire station
Chattanooga Fire Department Capt. Brad Petty applied pressure to the gunshot wound as his daughter spoke with dispatchers
Woodford County Fire Protection District Capt. Ronald Ingram, 72, was a 42-year fire service veteran
The injured Watertown firefighter, identified as Peyton Morse, 21, remains in critical but stable condition
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The firefighters were quickly transported to the hospital, with one firefighter listed as in “serious condition”
It’s a serious issue, so why are so many fire service leaders looking the other way?
Burlington Firefighter Colin McFadden, 26, suffered a brain hemorrhage on the scene, caused by undiagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia
In this tip, Gordon Graham outlines how first responders should communicate when encountering an individual experiencing a mental health crisis
All 57 bus passengers, coming from Poughkeepsie to visit Niagara Falls, were injured in the rollover
A CAL FIRE captain and three firefighters were injured when a tree fell on them
Dramatic video footage shows Oxford firefighters rescuing a man atop a lift that made contact with power lines and ignited
First responders need to take care of themselves on the scene to lessen the risk of injuries and chronic illnesses
Video shows the South Torch Lake engine teetering on the edge of the fallen roadway
The Reedy Creek Firefighters Association president points to a lack of support for firefighters and paramedics who are exposed to or contract the virus
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