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 reports seek to improve virus management by sharing lessons from wildland incidents between March and August 2020
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Retired Dallas Firefighter Michael Dorety and his wife Susan were celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary on the Grand Princess when they both contracted COVID-19
The firefighters sustained minor injuries after the floor collapsed at the multi-story home
New research suggests that the smoke firefighters breathe on the front lines of wildfires is putting them at greater risk from the new coronavirus
Tom Richardson: 1,715 members are on medical leave with COVID-19-related illness
Marrowbone Volunteer Firefighter Jimmy Belcher was cleaning up after a storm when he was hit, sustaining broken bones and head trauma
When working from home isn’t an option: a checklist for reducing the risk of transmitting exposure after returning from a shift
How first responders can use deliberate rumination to positively process their COVID-19 experiences
News and expert analysis to help alleviate the top pandemic-related stressors
The University of Pittsburgh Department of Emergency Medicine offers research-driven strategies for better sleep after working extended shifts
The app is designed to provide first responders with expert information and allow them to screen their symptoms
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Mayor Bill de Blasio that the city is responsible for reimbursing the funds the federal government wrongly removed from the FDNY’s World Trade Center Health Program
Using the right wheel chocks on a flat surface goes a long way to reducing risk
An Albany firefighter and a resident were transported to the hospital after a fire sparked by a candle
The woman allegedly bragged that she “made it look like candles caused the fire”
The nine Huntington Manor volunteer firefighters underwent bariatric procedures and inspired one another to work toward a healthier lifestyle
A house fire led to a complete collapse, causing one firefighter to be injured by falling debris
Tackling key questions about whether a department can uphold a zero-tolerance drug and alcohol workplace policy that prohibits firefighter medical marijuana use, both on- and off-duty
Puppy Creek Fire Department used life-saving measures to restore breathing to the boy, who also suffered a heart attack en route to the hospital
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf ordered flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of Colmar Firefighter Edward “Gary” Minnick, 65, on the day of his funeral
FDNY Firefighter James Marshall Jr., 43, was the son of FDNY Firefighter James Marshall Sr. who died due to 9/11-related illness in 2014
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