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.
After firefighters awarded Alexis Skjelbred a scholarship, she went on to become a nurse who now treats many of the same firefighters
FITNESS IN FOCUS
The Trenton Fire Department firefighters were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after battling a 3-alarm fire in a 100-year-old building
The new law states that any first responder diagnosed with PTSD will be eligible for worker’s compensation
John Heller, 38, died after rescuing his fiancee and four young boys from the man’s burning apartment in upstate New York
Self-care, leaning on fellow firefighters and professional therapy help firefighters cope with the aftermath of wildfires, firefighter stress
The unidentified firefighter was checking on the people who were inside of a car involved in a crash when he was struck
The four-piece band of musically inclined firefighters plays traditional Irish and Scottish marches at around 20 events each year
A firefighter from Brockton, Mass., made his PGA debut at the U.S. Open before competing in the Masters in Augusta
Counseling provides a welcoming space for children to discuss worries and share experiences unique to being in a first responder family
Medication can be extremely effective in helping first responders recover and regain a healthy balance
The unnamed Weymouth Fire Department firefighter suffered a leg injury after being knocked to the ground by a hose
COMPLETE COVERAGE
The contractor became trapped and had to be lowered from a tower by fire crews
State troopers are searching for a white Nissan Versa with Oregon plates they say left the scene after striking the firefighter
The EMTs were performing CPR on a patient inside the ambulance when it was struck by another vehicle
Seven sons of Worcester firefighters killed in the Cold Storage and Warehouse fire 20 years ago share why they joined the fire service in their fathers’ footsteps
Council members have cited financial concerns as a reason for delays
Seven resolutions for increasing your resilience to prevent psychological and emotional trauma in emergency services
Worcester Fire Chief Michael J. Lavoie says the center that offered counseling after the 1999 Cold Storage & Warehouse Fire has improved its approach over the years
Firefighters have been bunking in a trailer in front of the station since the problem was discovered in October
Fire Chief Fruetel described the scene as “an extreme environment of heat and wind-driven fire”
The two firefighters were transported to the hospital after battling a fire in in Brooklyn
