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
Planks help strengthen firefighters’ core muscles and protect their back and shoulders
Police say a woman struck the back of the ambulance occupied by a critical patient and four Cleveland first responders
Ryan Mains served others as an Army medic and a Chicago-area firefighter; now, grappling with PTSD, he’s still trying to help
The team of first responders joined the Connecticut Hockey League and made it through the semi-final playoff round this season
A firefighter fell from the second floor and two others were also injured in the Sunday morning blaze
The plan would make a doctor available to help firefighters struggling with trauma and mental illness
The firefighter was airlifted from the scene after the fire department vehicle rolled over on the way to a fire call
The Columbus Fire battalion chief said the rig was hit by a vehicle that ran a red light
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Officials say a 15-year-old passenger in the car was also injured in the crash believed to be caused by distracted driving
The Houston firefighters’ union said one firefighter is in ICU and two other firefighters from the same station have also tested positive
Gurnee Firefighter-Paramedic Bob Davidson’s mother and another firefighter were injured in the blaze at Davidson’s home
CAL FIRE Capt. David William Lutz, 33, of the San Mateo-Santa Cruz unit, died during a trip to Pfeiffer Burns State Park with his family
The crash caused the cruiser to hit a firefighter who was responding to a tractor-trailer fire
One firefighter was overcome by smoke while ascending an interior stairwell; the other was rescued via a fifth-floor window
The grandson of Levy Fire District Chief Doug Graham, 77, allegedly pointed a gun during the dispute at the fire station
Focus on your members, budget, planning for the future, and strong leadership
The city is poised to direct the funds toward the Portland Street Response program that would dispatch paramedics and behavioral health experts on some calls
Wellesley Firefighter Brian Hester spent 40 days on a ventilator and 30 in a medically-induced coma