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.
Last month, the department shared that seven firefighters had become new fathers; now, more than a dozen are looking forward to Father’s Day
FITNESS IN FOCUS
The move sets off what will be the largest vaccination campaign in U.S. history
Wichita Falls Fire Department Chief Ken Prillaman describes his symptoms, how he’s feeling now and why people should take the virus seriously
Newburgh Firefighter Shelby Whitehouse ran up to the scene in full gear to find her boyfriend Lt. Zeke Fleming getting down on one knee
Portland Fire Chief Keith Gautreau said that 11 firefighters called out sick due to COVID-19 exposure after going maskless at the fire station
How firefighters can limit exposure to diesel exhaust emissions and diesel particulate matter
How to approach high-risk exposures in paramedics previously infected with SARS-CoV-2
The blaze tore through a row of six Queens homes, displacing 40 residents
Firefighters, paramedics and police officers will still be included in Phase 1, but considered lower priority than nursing home residents and some healthcare workers
One of the Indio firefighters is in critical condition and another is in serious condition
While fires burn the same in all our backyards, sometimes they burn a little longer where staffing issues hinder response efforts
COMPLETE COVERAGE
2nd Alarm Project addresses how to operationalize culture change regarding behavioral health within the fire service
Chief Bashoor looks at how fire departments can integrate MIH approaches
The fire service has changed: There are more fires to fight and wounds to heal than the ones on the outside
One of the tenants was critically injured in the fire that led at least three people to jump from the building to escape
Selden firefighters and police officers drove up and down the streets warning the community after the city’s tornado sirens stopped working
Jackson Fire Lt. Solomon Forbes’ apartment was destroyed in the blaze, but he was able to safely evacuate his family and neighbors
Two dogs were rescued during the blaze that burned a row of six homes
Yonkers firefighters faced the hottest temperatures of the year as they battled the blaze that displaced nearly 100 people
Hundreds of people gathered to cheer for New Haven fire Lt. Samod “Nuke” Rankins, who was released the day after his 29th birthday
The two Little Rock crews were responding to the same call when the crash occurred, officials say