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.
After a fellow Wichita firefighter collapsed at house fire, crews called a mayday, initiated chest compressions and used a defibrillator to regain a pulse
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Study shows chemical exposure is higher while on-duty, and increased with the number of fires fought
The guidebook outlines measures for reducing COVID-19 exposure and supporting first responder wellness
The Rockport Fire Department is raising money for Jason Doyle, 38, who has been hospitalized, fighting the virus for nearly a month
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ addressed in annual defense bill
Los Angeles Fire Department personnel who receive the vaccine will be entered into a raffle to win items such as gift cards, electronics and bicycles
Officials say the Passaic apparatus was en route to a call when it collided with a minivan
Two Somerville firefighters were taken to the hospital and seven others sustained minor injuries battling the fire that displaced seven people
Savannah Volunteer Fire Department Chief Darrell Woodard, 66, was a firefighter for more than four decades and was planning to celebrate his 13th wedding anniversary
Montville Fire Co. Deputy Chief Don Kutz died from the virus on Dec. 22, weeks after his wife, Montville EMS Lt. Christine Kutz, who died on Dec. 1
The firefighter reportedly suffered a burn to the leg and was transported to an area hospital
COMPLETE COVERAGE
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
The FDNY held a wreath-laying ceremony for the three firefighters killed on on June 17, 2001
More than 500 people gathered to celebrate the life of LACoFD Firefighter Tory Carlon, who was killed by a co-worker at the fire station earlier this month