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.
How to put your best foot forward at orientation, what to expect in the physical and aptitude tests, and other tips for firefighter candidates
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Paul Latino, who caught the virus at work, encourages others to consider making a potentially life-saving donation
Lt. Demetrius Granado was injured while fighting a fire in 2016 and had to have his right hip replaced
Tips for staying positive and focused on the community during times of high stress
With funerals and memorials now delayed, held virtually or at a distance, we worry about the impact on grieving families
The agencies gathered outside a local mall for mental health awareness and to show support for fellow first responders struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic
White Plains Deputy Fire Chief Edward Ciocca, a 35-year fire service veteran, died Friday and was honored with a procession Sunday afternoon
Officials said one house was fully involved when firefighters arrived and the fire spread to a second house
COVID-19 has added a layer of complexity and concern to the work of America’s first responders
A person of interest was taken into custody after the shooting, which left the firefighter hospitalized with several gunshot wounds
Firefighters were responding to a fire alarm when the engine hit standing water and crashed
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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
A Paterson Fire Department captain and firefighter were transported from a fire that spread to multiple occupancies
Stillwater Fire Department Captain Randy Blake is being treated at a Tulsa hospital
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