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
Three essential flexibility exercises to improve range of motion
The Eastern Connecticut EMS Council sent a letter to the state officials stressing the need for more tests after outbreaks at firehouses
Officials said that an improperly-installed solar power system sparked the blaze
Miami-Dade Firefighter Corey Logan was one of the first at the scene of the fatal blaze after seeing a neighbor frantically banging on his door through a home security camera
Frederick County officials said the firefighters were responding to a motorcycle crash when a second motorcycle drove through the scene
Assistant chiefs are manning the helm at the West Chester Township Fire Department following Chief Rick Prinz’s admission to the hospital on Saturday
A survey of nearly 12,000 firefighters found that about 1 out of every 20 firefighters who responded to 11 or more fires per year suffered from atrial fibrillation, a type of irregular heartbeat
A freak accident in San Francisco underscores the dangers of working near moving vehicles
The firefighter was hospitalized after the incident at one of two simultaneous fires in Hartford on Saturday
Sixty-five firefighters from four departments responded to the blaze
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Union officials and other supporters opposed the ban, saying the dogs bring comfort to firefighters after difficult calls
The firefighter continued to care for the critically injured resident despite their own injuries, officials said
Selinde Roosenburg, 20, died from injuries incurred from a UTV rollover during the prescribed burn at Richland Furnace State Forest
Benton Township Firefighter Ralph B. Law, 63, was responding to a structure fire at the time of the crash
The girls reportedly said they were “bored” and posted a video of themselves starting the fire on Snapchat
The coalition consists of more than two dozen public safety organizations and aims to address first responders’ physical and mental health needs
The home was already engulfed in flames when Fairmont firefighters arrived
Too many male firefighters are still not listening, especially when the message is coming from a woman
Two fires just hours apart destroyed four homes along the same street Thursday
The Olympic-style competition for public safety and first responders is scheduled to take place June 10 - 19 in San Diego
