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.
Answering key questions about safety, efficacy, mutations, side effects, conspiracy theories, and what’s ahead as new vaccines roll out
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Officials say five fires were set back-to-back, prompting multiple departments to respond
A UCSF study found that only three out of 1,223 members had antibodies despite nearly half saying they probably or definitely had contact with COVID-19 patients
Officials said the firefighter was struck in the chest by a piece of firefighting equipment while battling the blaze
Monroe Township Fire Department Capt. Joseph Liedel, a nearly 30-year veteran of the department, died nearly one month after collapsing in his driveway
All 27 firefighters of the Lemay Fire Protection District, including the fire chief and deputy chiefs, are quarantined pending further test results
Authorities said the firefighters are believed to have inhaled chemicals used to produce synthetic cannabinoids
Parishville Firefighter-EMT Nicholas Jerome spent two weeks in the hospital following the on-duty crash
How fire officers can manage the 5 stages of grief experienced during the pandemic
4 simple questions to improve first responder family relationships
Newburg Fire Department EMTs saved “one of their own” after a firefighter went into cardiac arrest, officials said
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The FEMA grant-funded study will last for three years and examine occupational health risks specific to women in the fire service
Los Angeles City Fire Department Chief Ralph Terrazas said data shows the department was averaging 15 new cases a day before the vaccines, which has now dropped to fewer than five
One of the Chula Vista firefighters sustained second-degree burns over 20% of his body
Hall County officials said firefighters found a large number of employees gathered outside the poultry plant with several experiencing medical emergencies
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The firefighter suffered a leg injury during the blaze, which was captured on video by a bystander
The toolkit includes fact sheets, posters, social media templates, stickers and other materials to help educate employees about the vaccine
We cannot allow complacency to distract us from training, health, PPE and bringing calm to chaos
Fire officials expressed concerns that firefighters and EMS providers will need to restart their vaccine process due to a shortage of doses
One of the firefighters suffered second-degree burns, according to the Chula Vista Fire Department
Photographs show the firefighter’s helmet cracked after the incident
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