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.
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The at-home test that yields results in under an hour was trialed by firefighters who called it “a great resource”
The Skylar Herbert Memorial Scholarship, a need-based scholarship for children of first responders, is named after the 5-year-old daughter of a Detroit firefighter and cop
One Prince George’s County firefighter was hospitalized with injuries, and two others were evaluated following the blaze
The St. Ignace firefighter suffered smoke inhalation after pulling his neighbor from the burning home
The firefighter fell through the floor and became trapped at a house fire in Catonsville
The bureau had recorded only 10 positive cases between Feb. 28 and Nov. 17
The Jamison firefighter was transported to a local medical center with non-life-threatening injuries
The Jacksonville firefighters entered the home to search for an individual who neighbors feared was trapped inside
Harrison Township Firefighter-EMT Robert Cree, 72, suffered an apparent heart attack moments after returning home
In a letter to the National Governors Association, the union noted that more than 17,000 fire personnel have been forced to quarantine over the course of the pandemic
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The Protecting America’s First Responders Act of 2021 would expand eligibility for benefits and address delays in processing claims
Delano police said the suspect, Dustin James Drennen, 32, has an active arrest warrant for multiple counts of attempted murder
Fire officials said crews were challenged by extreme hoarding conditions in the home
One of the firefighters suffered a serious eye injury
Police reportedly found nearly $20,000 and drugs in the suspect’s vehicle
The firefighters were shocked during “the initial fight” at the four-alarm blaze, officials said
Firefighters long avoided talking about mental health, but could COVID-19 be reversing this trend?
Witnesses in the area reported hearing several explosions at the Manor Chemical Plant in Affton
Four people were transported to the hospital, two of whom were in critical condition
EMTs were checking on the man when he suddenly “punched the gas” and dragged the firefighter with his car, police said
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