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.
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Tullytown Assistant Fire Chief Rick Johnson, 50, had previously served as fire chief and was a volunteer for more than 30 years
Industry association websites, webinars and resources offer training, procedures and advocacy for their members on the front lines
FDNY Firefighter Sal DePaola started the Instagram “quarantine_rv” to chronicle his time living in the vehicle
The three Michelin-starred restaurant, closed to the public due to COVID-19, has converted into a commissary kitchen producing 2,000 meals a day
The firefighter was freed by rescue crews Thursday morning after the truck came to a rest on its roof
Retired FDNY Battalion Chief Albert “Al” Petrocelli, 73, died early Wednesday
How to recognize signs of stress in personnel and offer support during the COVID-19 crisis
The city will spend at least $2.8 million to book the entire 155-room hotel for three months
First responders in the state are urging lawmakers to pass the bill in order to ease the path to workers’ compensation
EMS providers will be required to comply with the binding order, as hospital and ambulance resources are overstretched due to COVID-19
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We have to support each other and be willing to give help — and not just through dark humor or a slap on the back with a “you good?”
Ogdensburg Professional Firefighters Local 1799 President Jason Bouchard said Mayor Jeffrey Skelly’s comments were an attempt to smear the fire department
In addition to one-time payments upon diagnosis, firefighters will also receive $12,000 per year for medical expenses
Firefighter Grant Newnom battled flames from the Glass Fire that threatened his girlfriend’s parents’ home Sunday night
The San Bernardino County firefighters were searching an office area when the collapse occurred
The China Grove firefighters were responding to a vehicle crash caused by wet road conditions when the engine overturned
The Atlantic County Special Needs Registry seeks to ensure first responders can prepare to care appropriately for a person with special needs
Atlantic City FFs sue city, saying department’s COVID-19 policy shows ‘blatant disregard’ for health
The complaint alleges the policy of directing FFs to return to work after being exposed, but testing negative themselves, risks spreading the virus
Frank Siller, brother of Firefighter Stephen Siller, who died on 9/11, walked through Battery Tunnel with MTA and Port Authority personnel
If a doctor clears a firefighter to return to duty, can the department reject their request to return to work?