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.
The family of Hinsdale Firefighter-Paramedic Nicole Hladik, 27, said there had been a sudden recent change to her mood before her death Tuesday
FITNESS IN FOCUS
The roof of the vacant building collapsed as firefighters battled heavy flames
The firefighter was responding to a crash Wednesday morning when he was struck by a driver who then fled
The legislation would allow first responders to seek workers’ compensation even if they don’t have a physical condition that led to PTSD
Video shows the firefighter being hoisted from a lower level after the fall and later loaded into an ambulance
A fundraiser has been set up to help support the fire sergeant and his family
Police say they believe the car fire the firefighter was responding to was intentionally set and connected to the shooting
Firefighter-Paramedic Francisco de Paz, who is also an emergency nurse, and his brother George stopped mid-race to help a man who collapsed
The blaze broke out late Monday afternoon in New York City’s East Village
Campaign aims to curb fatal firefighter cardiac arrest incidents
The firefighter pulled the woman from the “suspicious” 2018 fire she is now accused of starting
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Sgt. Steven Splan died hours after he returned from cutting a tree that was blocking a roadway
The Duxbury Fire Department is reportedly the first in the United States to use the rings to monitor firefighters’ health
4 residents were also injured and about 100 were displaced as the fire spread throughout the entire complex
Nearly one-third of public safety personnel do not get a department-issued face mask, plus other key findings from nearly 4,000 survey responses
Officials said a bottle of potassium cyanide was found at the scene of a suspected suicide where first responders began feeling unwell
Investigators believe at least six fires have been set deliberately in Shelby this month, including one at the home of Fire Chief William Hunt
More than 160 firefighters battled the massive blaze affecting multiple structures
Research reveals the impact of commonly used station colors on firefighter mental health and stress
Researchers used first-person accounts from responders to inform recommendations for firefighter safety at ESS sites
One study led by Stony Brook University researchers found that the brain “age” of some World Trade Center responders is 10 years older on average than the general population