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.
A heart attack patient died and eight FDNY members were injured when the ladder truck T-boned the ambulance
FITNESS IN FOCUS
EMS providers will be required to comply with the binding order, as hospital and ambulance resources are overstretched due to COVID-19
Join me in the abyss where I remember trying to save an 11-year-old boy – with his killer standing near
Social distancing tips for company officers leading their crews through the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic
A Change.org petition launched by a Kentucky EMT has received nearly 25,000 signatures over the last two weeks
Fairfax County (Virginia) Fire and Rescue releases video detailing steps for proper PPE use
The Columbus Divisions of Fire and Police and Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said they made the decision after consulting with legal counsel
The city has entered into an agreement with Abbott Laboratories to receive 5,000 kits that can produce results within 15 minutes
Detailing the department’s adjustments to member health, patient care and transport, and PPE
Officials say the 15-year-old driver of the other vehicle was speeding and now faces charges of manslaughter and assault
Three priorities for fire departments facing the virus surges ahead
COMPLETE COVERAGE
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?
The ability to adjust to challenges is an essential survival skill for frontline responders – here are some tips to help you grow and maintain mental resilience during trying times
Fire crews were dispatched to the report of a fire at a residence with a trapped occupant possibly inside
Chesterfield County Fire and EMS trainees are pushing each other in their last week of EMT training before beginning fire school
The firefighter was hospitalized with undisclosed injuries after the blaze in the basement of a four-story building
Stanford University researchers estimated that wildfire smoke may have led to the deaths of between 1,200 and 3,000 people, mostly adults over 65, between Aug. 1 and Sept. 10
The HERO Act will develop peer mental health training programs and create a system to collect information about first responder suicides
It’s not all bad news; there are good people like John Motchkavitz finding creative ways to drive positive change
Two jurisdictions that have already begun antibody testing have reported a positive rate of 1.9%
