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.
The fire department removed the photo from its Facebook page after some said they believed the firefighter’s gesture was similar to a “white supremacy” symbol
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Bernalillo County Fire and Rescue Department integrates new apparatus in comprehensive firefighter safety, health and wellness initiative
Robert Duncan, U.S. attorney for eastern Kentucky, called the doctors involved “white-coated drug dealers”
While he was running the Boston marathon, Fire Lt. Russell Osgood was thinking of firefighters who are currently battling cancer or died from occupational cancer
A 2018 fire destroyed more than 50 golf carts and sent four firefighters to the hospital with heat exhaustion
A Commerce City firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation after a blaze broke out at South Adams County Fire Station No. 8
A new program would give fire and EMS personnel the ability to transport patients experiencing mental health distress to a specialized facility
In an attempt to reduce the amount of diesel exhaust trapped in the station, a source-capture exhaust system is being installed to be used in the station’s five most-used bays
Firefighters responding to a gas leak were evacuating people from a building Wednesday morning when it exploded
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski sat down with FireRescue1 to discuss the needs of fire leaders, and how to ensure resources are available for wildfire prevention and disaster relief
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The new policy outlines circumstances that require drug and alcohol testing for volunteer firefighters and other emergency responders
Fire statistics can be powerful tools to communicate to the public, media and elected officials to effect change
Personnel from the LAFD’s Station 9 in Skid Row gave an inside look at their experience aiding thousands of homeless residents
The carry mimics fireground movements that frequently result in slips and falls or injuries, such as pulled muscles
Use your familiarity, credibility and ability to speak in plain language to inform the public about the novel coronavirus and how to avoid infection
Research examines the impact of the job on pregnant firefighters
The Virginia firefighter’s son restored the 1950s antique fire truck his father used to operate
One civilian was rescued from the building’s fifth floor, and firefighters fought to control the fire for more than 24 hours
Ohio Firefighter-Paramedic Mike Weissmann is currently awaiting a match to a living donor
The volunteer firefighters were battling wildfires in New South Wales when the crash occurred
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