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.
Exploring why some firefighters still glamorize dirty gear and unsafe actions, despite knowing the risks
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The other driver was killed when their car crashed into the parked apparatus, pushing it into the firefighters at a crash scene
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Hanover officials said firefighters encountered a large amount of smoke and took 20 minutes to locate its origin
The firefighter-paramedic, who is also the fire chief’s nephew, said the chief’s mandatory testing policy goes beyond CDC guidelines
How to face, not fear, emotions in order to bolster your mental health
Officials said the Fort Meade volunteer firefighter is “responsive and talking” after the incident
The firefighter reportedly suffered serious burns after becoming trapped during the fire in September
Asheville Fire Department officials said a “large piece of furniture” in the middle of the road and icy conditions contributed to the crash
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One chief’s tips and recommendations to balance fitness, sleep and relaxation
West Chester Twp Fire Department Chief Rick Prinz said the peer support groups allow first responders to debrief and talk through mental health concerns
Hillsborough Fire Company #2’s William Shaffer experienced a medical emergency at the scene and was transported to a nearby hospital
I’m the first guy into the fray, but I’m also the first to scrub my helmet clean afterward, all so I will be around to raise my kids
Palm Beach County Fire and Rescue Firefighter Joseph Deltergo, 45, was a 16-year veteran of the department
James Brooks, second assistant chief of the Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company, died after suffering a torn aorta, which was deemed a preexisting condition
Understanding the symptoms and the long-term effects of a coronavirus diagnosis
Thomas M. Barber, of Jacksonville, experienced a heart attack in June
Valdosta Fire Department firefighters were responding to a low-hanging power line when a vehicle drove through the area, causing the line to “snap and whip around”
“I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy,” Pinecroft Sedgefield Fire Department Firefighter Corey Spencer said of his battle with the virus
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