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.
Probationary Firefighter Anthony Phillips Jr. is following in the footsteps of his father, who served in Washington D.C. and died in the line of duty in 1999
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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
Company officers can serve as a much-needed constant amid the chaos
The planned 20-year study seeks to assess the short- and long-term effects of the pandemic on the well-being of first responders and healthcare workers
Firefighter Cecil Dale Thornton, a high school senior who volunteers at Blackman’s Crossroads Fire Department, was ejected from his truck during the crash
One firefighter suffered second-degree burns to his knees and another suffered an eye injury
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Ten Springfield firefighters remain quarantined, down from a high of 73 last week
The working fire call was announced … as my address
Freeport fire officials said they believe a “smoke explosion” occurred in the ceiling area of the fire that damaged or destroyed several businesses
The first responders were moving a patient from a third-floor apartment when the collapse occurred
West Manatee Fire Rescue Chief Ben Rigney said first responders were told the power had been shut off, but that the firefighter was shocked while reaching to check the patient’s pulse
Bounchan Keola, who fled Laos as a refugee at the age of 2, was turned over to ICE after completing his prison term for second-degree attempted murder, voluntary manslaughter and assault with a firearm
The Eastern Connecticut EMS Council sent a letter to the state officials stressing the need for more tests after outbreaks at firehouses
Officials said that an improperly-installed solar power system sparked the blaze
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
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