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.
Lt. Demetrius Granado was injured while fighting a fire in 2016 and had to have his right hip replaced
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue aims to have a therapy dog at every fire station, and plans to adopt greyhounds left homeless after Florida’s racing ban
Public safety professionals of all ranks and positions can learn to convey messages of hope and resiliency
More than 30 firefighters responded to the blaze at the four-story apartment building, and one firefighter was injured due to a fall
Police officers, firefighters, paramedics and dispatchers from across Ohio gathered to discuss the trauma and stress first responders face
Harrisburg Fire Chief Brian Enterline said the department was dispatched to the report of a building fire with entrapment
The Michigan firefighter sustained minor injuries when the scared beagle “nipped” him on the neck
The USFRA-supported website invites fire, EMS, police and military personnel to preserve their legacy with digital content such as photos and audio clips
Eight FDNY firefighters were injured, two seriously, in a fire Thursday morning
New technology tracks toxins and carcinogens to determine fireground exposure areas
Firefighter Mike Riding will undergo life-saving open heart surgery after doctors discovered a potentially-deadly artery clog while treating him for an infection
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Officials said between 50 to 100 people were displaced in the Tuesday morning fire
Three ways to maintain balance during difficult times and not exacerbate the problem
Officials say the firefighter was rescued after the ceiling of the house collapsed on him
Officials say they were falsely assured that the clinic would not be treating a high number of patients at risk of suicide
Focusing on positivity, communication and connection can help members feel supported
Hillsborough County Fire Inspector Sharri Dufresne “didn’t think twice” before making the donation to her colleague Capt. Jeff Hewett
The Georgia facility would include treatment from medical detox through recovery along with complete mental health services
Officials say a large chunk of plaster ceiling fell on all three firefighters during an apartment blaze Sunday
The IPSDI app will allow firefighters a simple way to document scene exposure, and have it available during workers’ compensation claims for occupational health conditions