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 crash occurred near the scene of a fire, but authorities have not said if the vehicle was responding to the fire at the time of the incident
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Officials say the firefighter was rescued after the ceiling of the house collapsed on him
Officials say they were falsely assured that the clinic would not be treating a high number of patients at risk of suicide
Focusing on positivity, communication and connection can help members feel supported
Hillsborough County Fire Inspector Sharri Dufresne “didn’t think twice” before making the donation to her colleague Capt. Jeff Hewett
The Georgia facility would include treatment from medical detox through recovery along with complete mental health services
Officials say a large chunk of plaster ceiling fell on all three firefighters during an apartment blaze Sunday
The IPSDI app will allow firefighters a simple way to document scene exposure, and have it available during workers’ compensation claims for occupational health conditions
Warners-Memphis Volunteer Fire Capt. Dan Hogan is recovering after 26 days in the hospital and was greeted with cheers and sirens upon arriving home
EMS systems may experience and respond to behavioral health, substance abuse and domestic violence situations as social isolation impacts public health
Firefighter-paramedics rapidly implement new ideas to curb infection
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Miami-Dade Firefighter Corey Logan was one of the first at the scene of the fatal blaze after seeing a neighbor frantically banging on his door through a home security camera
A simple checklist helps fire service leaders evaluate PPE technology and cleaning claims
Frederick County officials said the firefighters were responding to a motorcycle crash when a second motorcycle drove through the scene
Assistant chiefs are manning the helm at the West Chester Township Fire Department following Chief Rick Prinz’s admission to the hospital on Saturday
A survey of nearly 12,000 firefighters found that about 1 out of every 20 firefighters who responded to 11 or more fires per year suffered from atrial fibrillation, a type of irregular heartbeat
A freak accident in San Francisco underscores the dangers of working near moving vehicles
The firefighter was hospitalized after the incident at one of two simultaneous fires in Hartford on Saturday
Sixty-five firefighters from four departments responded to the blaze
The Oakalla Volunteer Fire Department firefighters were en route to a call at the time of the incident
62 firefighters died in the line of duty, with the leading cause of fatal injury being stress or overexertion
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