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.
Members of the Indianapolis Fire Department held baby Kynleigh Rose Wheeler a month after they assisted in her emergency delivery
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Understanding the legal exemptions to vaccine mandates, and 4 next steps for public safety organizations
The Prince George’s County Fire Department is conducting a safety investigation and a mechanical evaluation of the engine after the incident
Firefighters rescued several people who were trapped during the blaze at the seven-story apartment building
An assistant chief said firefighters were unaware that the building might be compromised by renovations until the firefighter fell through the floor
Releasing more doses of the vaccine will expand the pool of recipients and increase the number of places where the shots can be distributed
The state Occupational Safety & Health Administration cited the Memphis Fire Department for reportedly failing to provide COVID-19 training, conduct daily health checks and ensure employees wore masks
The “heavy fire” caused the roof of the two-story garage to collapse
The blaze that started at a Queens nail salon raged for more than six hours
Teachers and people over 75 will also be eligible, opening vaccinations to 3.2 million additional New Yorkers
The bill is named Dominick Marino, the late president of the Professional Firefighters Association of New Jersey
COMPLETE COVERAGE
The Ricardo Torres Jr. scholarship was created from a $50,000 donation to the City of New Haven by Lt. Samod Rankins
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District was working the 2-alarm fire that spread to two different homes and threatened a third
Two of the Boise firefighters treated were transported to the hospital for further evaluation, and one was released
EMS must change tactics, mindset to best meet patients’ needs – and that includes patient transport beyond the ER
Listen as Gordon Graham touches on the importance staying fit in the fire service and how to engage fellow firefighters to encourage good habits
Agencies across the country are sharing their resources, activities for post-incident physical and psychological health
“When you get a call for cardiac arrest, it usually means the patient is dead,” said Kat Woods, a member of the EMS team. “This was a special job, and this is a special family.”
A member of the Abingdon Fire Department was transported to the hospital for heat exhaustion
The firefighter was driving a Lansdowne Volunteer Fire Company SUV at the time of the crash, and was transported to the hospital for his medical treatment
Lt. Richard “Rick” Stirling Jr. died of a heart attack just one month shy of retiring from the Boston Fire Department