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.
We train to respond to active shooter incidents but never expect it to be one of our own, in our own firehouse
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Edward F. Hine and Chief Emeritus Lee Witman of the Colonial Park Fire Co. both played critical roles in the department’s fire prevention and education programming
Several firefighters had to escape through a window moments before the building’s walls caved in
The Wichita firefighter was rushed to the ER with complaints of upper back pain after a fire that resulted in multiple firefighter injuries
Fire Chief Sam Peña said the fire department continues to be plagued by infections and quarantines
Fire agencies should encourage members to get vaccinated, prepare their response plans for vaccine distribution, and remain vigilant
The West Routt Fire Protection District engine slid off of a steep and icy road, and rolled approximately 255 feet down a hillside
The responding engine first collided with a car, sending it off the road and into the clothing store
The Kia collided with a palm tree before crashing into the roof and side wall of the Southern Manatee Fire & Rescue station
Fort Worth Capt. Randy Robinson, who died on Thursday, is one of 180 department employees who contracted the virus
Three Charlotte firefighters were injured in a single-vehicle accident while en route to a residential structure fire
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Two firefighters and a paramedic were treated for smoke inhalation from the resulting fire at the Biomat USA Plasma Center
After a fellow Wichita firefighter collapsed at house fire, crews called a mayday, initiated chest compressions and used a defibrillator to regain a pulse
Provincetown Fire Chief Michael Trovato said the call came in as medical aid for a diver who had suffered serious injuries after interacting with a whale
When a Rochester firefighter began suffering from heat exhaustion at the scene of a fire, a transport ambulance was not available for more than seven minutes
A Monroe County firefighter was overcome by heat exhaustion and transported to the hospital after battling the fire at the ranch-style home
Once signed into law, the bill would add vascular rupture to the list of firefighter injuries covered by the state’s workers’ compensation insurance
The chaos of June 12, 2016, left lingering trauma for first responders and led local agencies to reexamine their preparation for active-shooter events
How firefighting foam impacts firefighters and the environment – and what’s being done to address the health concerns
Two firefighters from Stevens County Fire District 1 were injured in the collision near Loon Lake
New Haven Lt. Samod “Nuke” Rankins was injured last month in a fire that killed fellow firefighter Ricardo Torres Jr.