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.
FITNESS IN FOCUS
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
President-elect Joe Biden said he will release most available doses, in contrast to the current approach of conserving supply to guarantee availability of second shots
Investigators say the fire spread across three homes after a cigarette was placed on a plastic mattress cover
Yonkers firefighters rescued three people from a third-floor apartment, and one family jumped from the 19th-floor to a lower balcony to escape the smoke
Brimfield Fire Chief Bob Forney is remembered as a selfless leader and a “true public servant” who was highly involved in his community
Receiving the COVID-19 vaccine is a safe and effective way to protect yourself, serve others and give back to your community
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Listen as Gordon Graham tackles an often-ignored problem in public safety – the proper use of sick days
Burton Fire District Capt. Bobby Davidson was headed on a trip with his wife for an anniversary when he noticed a woman in need of emotional support
Two firefighters fell through a floor, and a third was hurt while helping one of the others;
I hope first responders working the scene can get the psychological care they need, soon
Oconee County Fire and Rescue volunteer Spence Dalton: “It’s a nationwide problem. People are not moving over the way they should”
Firefighters rescued a critically injured person from a three-story apartment complex
Six steps to help organize your department’s rehab practices, training and implementation
The vote directs the department to work with local resources to provide mental health visits for firefighters and their families
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
