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.
FITNESS IN FOCUS
East Jefferson Fire Rescue Lt. Reece Chambers is believed to be the first firefighter in the state to return to front-line duty after a heart transplant
Multiple first responder departments lined the road to pay respects to 20-year-old Riverdale Firefighter Analiese Chapman
Officials said the woman sustained severe injuries to both hands and all of her fingers
Fire Chief Jared Meeker explains how leaders can watch for signs of emotional trauma among the crew
Silence and judgment can wreak havoc on a firefighter’s mental health
The firefighter sustained second-degree burns to his hands after being thrown back by the unexpected blast
The firefighter was shot in the leg by an “unknown offender” while responding to the car fire, authorities said
A judge said the department must allow the four firefighters to return to full duty with short facial hair
The GoFundMe campaign seeks to raise $5,000 for the daughters of Orange Fire Marshal Tim Smith, who died in a crash while returning from a call
The ‘Olympics’ for public safety officers and firefighters is an event of kinship and connections
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Chinese researchers found that the virus was present in the semen of six study participants with COVID-19
The NTSB’s report found that Jet A fuel was mistakenly added to the plane, which only uses aviation gasoline
One firefighter was burned and another suffered smoke inhalation; 23 fire departments battled the blaze
One sailor said the scene outside the ship at the height of the conflagration was “chaotic,” and sailors shared firefighting equipment, such as masks and gloves
CPSE/ICMA white paper considers strategies to adapt to an increasingly dynamic all-hazards work environment
The two firefighters and two people who jumped from windows to escape the blaze were treated and released
Raleigh Firefighter Nick Christopoulos did chest-to-ground burpees for 12 hours in a row in his endeavor to break the record
New Braunfels officials say the quarantining firefighters consumed alcohol and one overflowed a bathtub, causing significant water damage
Granite Shoals Firefighter-EMT Dustin Short sustained lung injuries after going into a burning building to save a trapped victim
“Heroes Health” is available for free download for first responders and healthcare personnel to assess their mental health symptoms and access support resources
