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.
Officials say Cornell Firefighter Justin Fredrickson, 35, was operating a hose line outside when the bullet went through the wall, striking him
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Atlantic City FFs sue city, saying department’s COVID-19 policy shows ‘blatant disregard’ for health
The complaint alleges the policy of directing FFs to return to work after being exposed, but testing negative themselves, risks spreading the virus
Frank Siller, brother of Firefighter Stephen Siller, who died on 9/11, walked through Battery Tunnel with MTA and Port Authority personnel
Fire crews were dispatched to the report of a fire at a residence with a trapped occupant possibly inside
Chesterfield County Fire and EMS trainees are pushing each other in their last week of EMT training before beginning fire school
The firefighter was hospitalized with undisclosed injuries after the blaze in the basement of a four-story building
Stanford University researchers estimated that wildfire smoke may have led to the deaths of between 1,200 and 3,000 people, mostly adults over 65, between Aug. 1 and Sept. 10
The HERO Act will develop peer mental health training programs and create a system to collect information about first responder suicides
It’s not all bad news; there are good people like John Motchkavitz finding creative ways to drive positive change
Two jurisdictions that have already begun antibody testing have reported a positive rate of 1.9%
Eleven boat occupants were safely evacuated; fire boats attacked the blaze with foam
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City leaders are reflecting on the department’s policies following two incidents of drunk driving while on duty in just over one week
A mayday was called after the firefighter was struck by falling bricks, officials said
Officials say the battalion chief was responding to call in a department SUV when the vehicle crashed
The driver of the vehicle was killed and neighboring apartments caught fire after the explosion
Officials said the firefighter was transported with burns to the upper body
Dundee Township firefighters Paul and Benjamin Motylinski and their two other brothers Patrick and Philip pulled the man, 81, from the water
About 150 firefighters conducted an extensive search to ensure the safety of residents after the blast
Nearly 50 people were displaced in the blaze at a two-story residential building
The proposal faced pushback from several Brevard County commissioners and the local fire union
