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.
A judge said the department must allow the four firefighters to return to full duty with short facial hair
FITNESS IN FOCUS
The Castle Rock-based campaign has attracted attention from other departments who have donned their own versions of the shirt
The firefighters were inside a storage warehouse packaging fireworks for the Fourth of July display when the explosion happened
Understanding the impact of extreme weather on first responders can help departments better prepare for major incidents
After Firefighter Mitch Lundgaard died in a shooting last month, former EMT Chad Weston felt compelled to honor his memory in a tribute
First responders say that requiring a physical injury is inconsistent with the definition of PTSD, which says a physical injury is not needed for a diagnosis
Out of the 2,639 firefighters surveyed, only 75 responses were from females and 20% scored positive for PTSD and 30% will consider suicide throughout her life
When the son of a Georgia firefighter was diagnosed with cancer, firefighters around the world began sending videos to lift his spirits
Charlie Ruffing, who had been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Injury (PTSI), leaves behind a wife, five daughters and seven grandchildren
New Orleans firefighters were forced to remove gear and crawl one by one through a small access space to reach the fire
While the measure drew almost universal praise, some faulted the bill for failing to including emergency medical technicians
COMPLETE COVERAGE
A fundraiser has been set up to help support the fire sergeant and his family
Police say they believe the car fire the firefighter was responding to was intentionally set and connected to the shooting
Firefighter-Paramedic Francisco de Paz, who is also an emergency nurse, and his brother George stopped mid-race to help a man who collapsed
The blaze broke out late Monday afternoon in New York City’s East Village
Campaign aims to curb fatal firefighter cardiac arrest incidents
The firefighter pulled the woman from the “suspicious” 2018 fire she is now accused of starting
An 18-year-old was charged with DUI and vehicular homicide in the 2018 crash that killed a 16-year-old and left a firefighter with a fractured skull and spine
Learn about tools that can help determine your department’s risk, as well as how to use policies and safe culture practices to reduce firefighter injuries
The fire chief’s wife pleaded with city council to allow her husband to keep his position while living in another town
A fundraiser has been launched to support the Altamahaw-Ossipee Fire Department paramedic and his family