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.
As you serve as a first responder, you will confront a wide range of emotional responses to this pandemic, so take time to process your thoughts
FITNESS IN FOCUS
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
Prepared to treat your own? Lessons learned from a problematic incident
One FF sustained first and second-degree burns, another FF sustained third-degree burns, while the third FF received injuries when the roof collapsed on him
Community paramedicine communication with patients, their family members and the local crews can eliminate obstacles and improve patient care for bariatric patients
Firefighters fell on ash pits and sustained minor injuries while fighting the Deshka Landing and McKinley fires
Firefighters found the widow, Jacqueline Truss, of retired West Deptford Township police officer dead in the kitchen area
All of those injured were alert while being transported to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries
In his resignation letter, Savage Fire Chief Andrain Roach criticized the on-call model and recommended transitioning toward a full-time duty crew
More than 40 firefighters and 15 ambulance crews responded to the incident
COMPLETE COVERAGE
The Columbus Divisions of Fire and Police and Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said they made the decision after consulting with legal counsel
The city has entered into an agreement with Abbott Laboratories to receive 5,000 kits that can produce results within 15 minutes
Detailing the department’s adjustments to member health, patient care and transport, and PPE
Officials say the 15-year-old driver of the other vehicle was speeding and now faces charges of manslaughter and assault
Three priorities for fire departments facing the virus surges ahead
LA County Fire Department rapidly implements a COVID-19 exposure tracking system based on community paramedicine to measure personnel risk
Nonprofit helps firefighters promote creativity to counterbalance the negative impacts of the job
As we deal with COVID-19, it’s important to keep our immune systems functioning as efficiently as possible
Key principles to help you manage and support members through COVID-19 pandemic
Officials said a chain reaction began when a fire engine on its way to a call collided with another vehicle