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
Former Halesite Volunteer Fire Department Firefighter Sarah Apgar invented the Steel Hose to help fill a gap in strength training
Engine 73 was en route to a fire in the Bronx when it was T-boned by the livery cab
The panel will decide on priority for other first responder groups at future meetings
It is one thing to say you care, but it is something entirely different to show that you care
U.S. Forest Service Firefighter Jason Phillips, who lives in Washington state, is still in Colorado recovering four months after battling the Cameron Peak Fire
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
COMPLETE COVERAGE
The remodel will add more separate bathrooms and showers and individual sleeping areas rather than an open dorm
Police said the firefighter was providing assistance to deputies who were trying to arrest the man
Collapse
A portion of the ceiling fell on the Springfield firefighter’s head during a blaze at a former recreational building
“It’s not everyday that a mom gets to watch one of her children save someone’s life,” the firefighter’s mother wrote
The fire spread quickly, damaging four residences
The department launched an audit in March following the back-to-back drunk driving incidents
Officials said the apparatus was swerving to avoid a collision when it went into the ditch
Arlington County firefighters said they feared one recruit would be driven to self-harm by the degrading treatment
Investing, in your mind, health or a hobby, can compound the benefit of a bonus on you, your family and others
Firefighters shared emotional testimony to the state legislature about their struggles with traumatic calls