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
Three of the firefighters were released from the hospital, and the fire captain who had been driving the fire engine remained hospitalized overnight
Florida firefighters are making an estimated 1,300 meals to feed more than 500 people a day
Asst. Chief Christian Johnson of Okanogan County Fire District 3 was placed in a medically induced coma to stabilize him before skin graft surgery
Researchers compared firefighters’ exposure to toxins during different fireground tasks and attack types
Guests of the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose reported smelling a chemical odor and feeling faint, light-headed and short of breath
Burn Saver is a body-worn technology that continuously monitors thermal conditions and warns firefighters when those conditions become threatening
The fire department would use the funds to implement new response protocols to more appropriately respond to mental health emergencies
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An Escondido firefighter was injured and transported to the hospital after a roof collapse at a burning dry cleaning business
The Fire Peer Support Initiative provides an upstream approach to a holistic lifestyle aimed at reducing the negative effects the job has on first responders
The First Responders Partnership Health Center will provide same-day-appointment primary care, labs, x-rays and prescriptions
COMPLETE COVERAGE
The firefighter was freed by rescue crews Thursday morning after the truck came to a rest on its roof
Retired FDNY Battalion Chief Albert “Al” Petrocelli, 73, died early Wednesday
How to recognize signs of stress in personnel and offer support during the COVID-19 crisis
The city will spend at least $2.8 million to book the entire 155-room hotel for three months
First responders in the state are urging lawmakers to pass the bill in order to ease the path to workers’ compensation
EMS providers will be required to comply with the binding order, as hospital and ambulance resources are overstretched due to COVID-19
Join me in the abyss where I remember trying to save an 11-year-old boy – with his killer standing near
Social distancing tips for company officers leading their crews through the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic
A Change.org petition launched by a Kentucky EMT has received nearly 25,000 signatures over the last two weeks
Fairfax County (Virginia) Fire and Rescue releases video detailing steps for proper PPE use