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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.
The fire chiefs of Methuen and Lawrence are both out sick after testing positive for the virus shortly after Thanksgiving
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The engine was en route to an emergency call when it swerved to avoid another vehicle and rolled over
The system alerts only the fire and EMS stations being dispatched and is meant to reduce first responders’ stress
Why ballistic protection is now a necessity, plus 5 steps for how departments can add body armor to their equipment cache
Seven police officers were also injured during unrest as officials investigated the disappearance of two teenage girls
Officials say the three firefighters were fighting the blaze from inside the home when it partially collapsed on top of them
When implemented effectively, a peer support program can be one of the best resources for first responders to access help
The sites will be set up in neighborhoods where many first responders live as well as in hard-hit African-American and Hispanic neighborhoods
Kinloch Firefighter Arlydia Bufford, 20, was critically injured and another woman was killed in the shooting at a St. Louis County Applebee’s
The research team determined that PFAS could be transferred from the outer shell and moisture barrier to the thermal liner, contacting firefighters’ skin
The firefighters sustained burns to their hands while ventilating the three-story home
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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
Bob Stanczyk was putting out hot spots when he noticed discomfort in his left shoulder; alerting EMTs he didn’t feel right saved his life
Vaccination protects providers, partners, the public and patients from the known and significant risks of COVID-19 infection
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