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.
Fire statistics can be powerful tools to communicate to the public, media and elected officials to effect change
FITNESS IN FOCUS
The husband and father of three was killed Thursday in the crossfire of a gunfight between police and an armed man
A new documentary, “Keeping the Peace,” tells the story of law enforcement officers, firefighters and other first-responders and the harrowing scenes they witness
Mold and a surprise backup of raw sewage in the Cohasset Fire Station has the town’s firefighters concerned
An Atlanta firefighter was seriously hurt when a driver hydroplaned and hit him as he responded to a crash on an interstate
Clinton firefighter Adam Cain was hospitalized for 20 days after the explosion at the beginning of the year before being allowed to go home
During a traffic stop, a deputy sheriff located narcotics and shortly thereafter began to pass out; Fire rescue personnel arrived on scene and two firefighters also began feeling ill
Chaplains provide care to firefighters, family members and members of the public in a range of crucial ways
Addressing behavioral health needs must be a priority
Driver/Engineer Michael Watkins, 75 was a member of the Northeast Lakeside Fire Department
COMPLETE COVERAGE
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
Atlanta Fire Rescue told police the firefighter was “in crisis” before the standoff
East Jefferson Fire Rescue Lt. Reece Chambers is believed to be the first firefighter in the state to return to front-line duty after a heart transplant
Multiple first responder departments lined the road to pay respects to 20-year-old Riverdale Firefighter Analiese Chapman
Officials said the woman sustained severe injuries to both hands and all of her fingers
Fire Chief Jared Meeker explains how leaders can watch for signs of emotional trauma among the crew