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 airman with the 167th Airlift Wing Fire Department was fatally injured Sunday while responding to a request for mutual aid
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One sailor said the scene outside the ship at the height of the conflagration was “chaotic,” and sailors shared firefighting equipment, such as masks and gloves
CPSE/ICMA white paper considers strategies to adapt to an increasingly dynamic all-hazards work environment
The two firefighters and two people who jumped from windows to escape the blaze were treated and released
Raleigh Firefighter Nick Christopoulos did chest-to-ground burpees for 12 hours in a row in his endeavor to break the record
New Braunfels officials say the quarantining firefighters consumed alcohol and one overflowed a bathtub, causing significant water damage
Granite Shoals Firefighter-EMT Dustin Short sustained lung injuries after going into a burning building to save a trapped victim
“Heroes Health” is available for free download for first responders and healthcare personnel to assess their mental health symptoms and access support resources
Officials said water drops by helicopter were helping significantly as the firefighting effort entered its third day
Firefighters were battling a blaze at a suspected illegal marijuana grow house when the patio roof collapsed
How we mourn loss is individual, but passage of time helps everyone
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The bill is named Dominick Marino, the late president of the Professional Firefighters Association of New Jersey
President-elect Joe Biden said he will release most available doses, in contrast to the current approach of conserving supply to guarantee availability of second shots
Investigators say the fire spread across three homes after a cigarette was placed on a plastic mattress cover
Yonkers firefighters rescued three people from a third-floor apartment, and one family jumped from the 19th-floor to a lower balcony to escape the smoke
Brimfield Fire Chief Bob Forney is remembered as a selfless leader and a “true public servant” who was highly involved in his community
Receiving the COVID-19 vaccine is a safe and effective way to protect yourself, serve others and give back to your community
Study shows chemical exposure is higher while on-duty, and increased with the number of fires fought
The guidebook outlines measures for reducing COVID-19 exposure and supporting first responder wellness
The Rockport Fire Department is raising money for Jason Doyle, 38, who has been hospitalized, fighting the virus for nearly a month
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ addressed in annual defense bill
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