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.
Tullytown Assistant Fire Chief Rick Johnson, 50, had previously served as fire chief and was a volunteer for more than 30 years
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Firefighter Greg Popps was attending his first game at the Carrier Dome when he saw a fan slump over and jumped into action
Mindfulness promotes better health, better peace of mind and improved work performance
Branchville Hose Company No. 1 Chief Jonathan Frato said they had just finished dinner when “everything pancaked” and the decks collapsed, injuring over 20 people
Firefighter Hunter Garcia, his wife and daughter were transported to the hospital with serious injuries and their daughter was admitted with life-threatening injuries
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During the New Jersey Firemen’s Convention, multiple levels of decking attached to a building collapsed, trapping people and injuring several others
Of the 5,000 first responders surveyed, nearly 60% talked about depression, trauma, alcohol use and suicidal thoughts
The two-alarm house fire required additional reinforcements from seven other fire departments to put out the blaze
Ohio rep. introduces legislation that would require firefighters to stop training with foam believed to cause health problems
The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay teamed up with ChappellRoberts to start a program geared towards first responders’ mental health called “First to Respond, Last to Ask for Help”
Authorities believe the bus driver suffered a medical emergency before the bus crashed and ended up on its side in a ditch
COMPLETE COVERAGE
The firefighters sustained minor injuries after the floor collapsed at the multi-story home
New research suggests that the smoke firefighters breathe on the front lines of wildfires is putting them at greater risk from the new coronavirus
Tom Richardson: 1,715 members are on medical leave with COVID-19-related illness
Marrowbone Volunteer Firefighter Jimmy Belcher was cleaning up after a storm when he was hit, sustaining broken bones and head trauma
When working from home isn’t an option: a checklist for reducing the risk of transmitting exposure after returning from a shift
How first responders can use deliberate rumination to positively process their COVID-19 experiences
News and expert analysis to help alleviate the top pandemic-related stressors
The University of Pittsburgh Department of Emergency Medicine offers research-driven strategies for better sleep after working extended shifts
The app is designed to provide first responders with expert information and allow them to screen their symptoms
Valley Stream Firefighter-EMT Mike Field, 59, died from COVID-19 complications after confirmed contact with an infected patient