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.
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
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Wellesley Firefighter Brian Hester spent 40 days on a ventilator and 30 in a medically-induced coma
One of the firefighters hospitalized is Capt. Dave Baker, who appears in an iconic Disney image with Mickey Mouse
Mansfield Firefighter-Paramedic Michael McLaughlin, 39, died Saturday after a long battle with the disease
Brady Byrd, son of Toledo Fire Chief Brian Byrd, organized the candlelight demonstration to inspire change after the killing of George Floyd
Akron Fire Lt. Russell Brode, former president of IAFF Local 330, is remembered as an advocate for firefighter safety
Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller proposed a plan to send social workers and other specialists to mental health and homelessness-related calls
The massive fire burned for nearly a week and a half
The three-alarm blaze engulfed the second and third floors of the house
Officials say the Nashville firefighter sustained second-degree burns
Firefighters held down two dogs that were attacking people while crews battled a blaze
COMPLETE COVERAGE
The Middle Collegiate Church in the East Village burned after a fire spread from a five-story vacant building adjacent to the church
It is unclear when the city will receive a shipment of doses, which will likely be allocated first to medical facilities in the state
It will take teamwork and cooperation among all of us to understand and fight this monster
Captain Dena Ali draws from personal experience and data when educating firefighters about mental health and suicide
Nine agencies responded to the gas leak at a home that resulted in an explosion and fire on Thursday
The Bond Fire, which began Wednesday in Orange County, has forced at least 25,000 residents to evacuate
Wearing lighter gear that provides more ease of movement can go a long way in reducing the risk of heat stress for firefighters
The Galesburg firefighter fell from the attic to the basement stairs while battling the flames
The IAFC, IAFF, NVFC and National Association of State Fire Marshals issued a joint statement urging states to give firefighters the same priority as other front-line healthcare workers
