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.
Scott Davidson, 45, is the second Kansas City Fire Department member to die from the virus over the weekend
FITNESS IN FOCUS
In this episode, host Marc Bashoor speaks with Fire Chief (ret.) Todd LeDuc about the top three health issues facing firefighters: cardiac issues, cancer and behavioral health challenges
The volunteers got to work sewing new elastics for the older masks
Former Woodstock Firefighter-Paramedic Ryan Mains, an Iraq war veteran, sought to support others while facing his own struggle with PTSD
Street Medics Austin has aided several people injured by police projectiles and coordinates to help ambulances access patients
Philadelphia Firefighter Eric Gore died Tuesday at Temple University Hospital
More than 200 firefighters responded to the five-alarm blaze at a south Sacramento industrial park
Chief Gary Ludwig makes plea for fire, EMS personnel to be allowed to safely complete their jobs
The New Rochelle firefighter spent 55 days on a ventilator due to complications from the virus
FireRescue1 offers several articles that tackle each of your top stressors related to the pandemic
Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons has been with the department for 19 years and comes from a family of FDNY firefighters
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Even as the virus surges, testing our patience and sanity, we must push forward, as a vaccine will soon be available
Former Halesite Volunteer Fire Department Firefighter Sarah Apgar invented the Steel Hose to help fill a gap in strength training
Engine 73 was en route to a fire in the Bronx when it was T-boned by the livery cab
The panel will decide on priority for other first responder groups at future meetings
It is one thing to say you care, but it is something entirely different to show that you care
U.S. Forest Service Firefighter Jason Phillips, who lives in Washington state, is still in Colorado recovering four months after battling the Cameron Peak Fire
The at-home test that yields results in under an hour was trialed by firefighters who called it “a great resource”
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
One Prince George’s County firefighter was hospitalized with injuries, and two others were evaluated following the blaze
The St. Ignace firefighter suffered smoke inhalation after pulling his neighbor from the burning home
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