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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.
Phillipsburg Fire Chief Rich Hay said firefighters faced difficult conditions fighting the blaze within the plant’s pollution control system
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Officials say the firefighter sustained second-degree burns to his hands at the blaze that spread between three houses
Santa Clara County has decided to expedite COVID-19 testing for emergency personnel in the hopes of avoiding staffing shortages
The fire service is the best agency to tackle the pandemic; we just need to follow some simple guidelines
First responder agencies are working to improve mental health resources and training after the death of Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue Battalion Chief Mickel Zainfeld
Communication, PPE and decontamination strategies highlighted the 4th FirstWatch and Paramedic Chiefs of Canada COVID-19 webinar
The organization has formed a task force to focus on moving forward and continuing engagement with Congress
One of the firefighters sustained an arm injury and the other suffered a concussion
As government and health officials caution large gatherings, conference leaders are heeding the warnings
The White House issued guidance for the next 15 days to mitigate the spread of COVID-19
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Fire Chief Ralph M. Terrazas said an inspection likely would have led to the seizure of some of the chemicals that fueled the blast
Weishel has created numerous sculptures to honor fire, police and military services
The bill signed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on the 19th anniversary of the attacks also expands the scope of the 9/11 Worker Protection Task Force’s work
More than 200 firefighters responded to the blaze that engulfed one three-story home and spread to another
The foundation provided $8.2 million in grants and nearly 13,000 hotel rooms for first responders
Members of Rescue 5 left a candle-light ceremony at their station to respond to the blaze on the fifth floor of a seven-story building
New York and Ohio researchers are using dust collected within 72 hours of the collapse of the twin towers in their tests
Firefighter Robert Daniels, a Hotshot working the BTU Complex, raced to put out flames threatening his home after the Bear Fire exploded in size
Officials said the heat from the fire caused the firefighter to be burned by his own sweat under his protective gear
Seeking a new design approach that focuses on preventing contamination in the first place, plus allowing for effective decon