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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Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Saturday that a Brooklyn firefighter tested positive; shifts for firefighters and EMS have been modified in response to the outbreak
Ambulance services asked to maintain normal operations during COVID-19 pandemic but are given exceptions to staffing, equipment and drug requirements
Forysth Township Firefighter Ben Lauren, 23, died while fighting a residential fire on a former Air Force base
The task force will share ways fire departments can protect their members while continuing to serve their communities
Maintaining mission readiness: return to work guidelines for police, fire and EMS after a COVID-19 quarantine
The firefighters from Miami-Dade County and Reedy Creek Fire and Rescue have been quarantined after a conference attendee tested positive this week
Taking care of yourself is not an extracurricular activity, it’s a necessity so you can keep taking care of others
The fire department is currently tracking the status of 46 who may have been exposed
Two triple-decker homes were destroyed in the massive blaze that raged for several hours
Scott A. Major allegedly punched the volunteer firefighter who had asked him to move his vehicle that was blocking apparatus responding to a fire
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Another firefighter was also injured during the fire in Forth Worth on Wednesday
Firefighters suffered burns and smoke inhalation battling the Dolan Fire
Applying the same stroke assessment to leadership capabilities can highlight areas of improvement
The three Staten Island house fires were fought by more than 160 personnel between Monday and Tuesday
Toledo Firefighter-EMT DeAndre Ware performed CPR on Top Rank Coordinator Pete Susens after leaving the stage at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas
One firefighter suffered second-degree burns to his neck and another suffered a minor back injury
D.C. Fire and EMS firefighters responded to two hazmat incidents, including a refrigerant leak and a sulphuric acid leak
The International Association of Fire Chiefs also said EMS personnel should have a role in administering the vaccine
Firefighter Raul Garcia-Santos was battling the Palmer Fire when his wife and three children, ages 6 to 17, died in a mobile home blaze
True mental toughness means not burying emotions or avoiding difficult conversations
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