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
The off-duty first responders spotted the wreck in a ditch while on their way to go hunting
The two representatives plan to offer the bill as an alternative to the workers’ compensation bill already passed by the state House
A total of 27 firefighters are now under quarantine after possible coronavirus exposure at a care facility
U.S Forest Service Firefighter Alex Manard competed in a 21-day challenge to survive in the wilderness sans clothing
Public safety leaders need to discuss risk-benefit of a quarantine and continuity of operations in light of decision to quarantine personnel potentially exposed to coronavirus
Michelle Phay says her husband Firefighter David Phay had asked her to bring awareness to the issue before his death from a rare disease in 2018
Under the proposed act, federal grant funding for mental wellness support would no longer carry a funding match requirement
Through the implementation and education of a number of new programs, the partnership hopes to reach their goal by 2025
Dill and Quinalty discuss the firefighter suicide crisis and what the data shows about firefighter behavioral health
Indianola Volunteer Firefighter Donald Lepper suddenly collapsed Sunday morning after fighting the blaze Saturday afternoon
COMPLETE COVERAGE
A letter to members stated that the department’s commitment to remembering the fallen must be balanced with health and safety
The fatal incident was the second time in two days a responding Indianapolis engine was involved in a collision
The Mesquite (Texas) Fire Department focused on turnout gear additions and cleaning, SCBA scrubbing and exhaust removal
Detailing the diagnosis process, plus the ‘lightbulb’ moment about underestimating the number of toxic fires we face
5 reasons every firefighter, paramedic and EMT needs to exercise
About half of Philadelphia’s on-duty firefighters were called to battle the blaze
Charges relate to improper storage of hazardous materials, the lack of necessary sprinkler system coverage and failure to maintain a safe building
It’s vital for chiefs, company officers and firefighters alike to help members manage both immediate and cumulative trauma
Eleven firefighters were injured in a warehouse fire in Los Angeles after an explosion forced them to crawl through a fireball to evacuate
138 firefighters from 33 units worked for two hours to put out the blaze