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.
Hillsborough County Fire Inspector Sharri Dufresne “didn’t think twice” before making the donation to her colleague Capt. Jeff Hewett
FITNESS IN FOCUS
After firefighters awarded Alexis Skjelbred a scholarship, she went on to become a nurse who now treats many of the same firefighters
FIRST and FDSOA are looking for career and volunteer fire departments to participate in a FEMA-funded safety culture assessment
Hebron Fire Lt. Eric Saunders, 23, is in serious condition after his vehicle struck a tree while en route to the fire station
Firefighter Chris Shell says he hopes the video, which has been viewed more than 2 million times, will encourage others to learn CPR
What first responders need to know about asking for help, getting into treatment, and returning to work
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
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Fire and EMS leaders reflect on the grim milestone, as 29 fire service and 21 EMS members have died from the virus
Seeing the signs and signals of environmental change is like recognizing the signs and symptoms of a stroke or heart attack
Officials say an elderly man was taken to the hospital after crashing into a fire truck carrying three firefighters
As of Sunday morning, three firefighters have been discharged from the hospital and two are in critical but stable condition
Five strategies to find a lifestyle that allows you to balance your career, health and relationships
The CovidWatch research project plans to follow more than 200 front-line workers for six months to understand their work-related risks
Officials say a total of four vehicles, including the ambulance, were involved in the crash
Studies from the SARS outbreak in 2003 reveal first responders may be more at risk for PTS due to quarantine and stigmatization
Video shows moment of blast that injured 11 LAFD firefighters battling a one-story commercial building fire near downtown’s Skid Row
The blaze at a waterfront home killed one resident and injured two firefighters who tried to rescue her