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.
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Just six months after losing his leg, and despite what surgeons had told him, Firefighter Gary Weiland was ready to get back on the job
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Officials said Tarrant Fire and Rescue Lt. Jerry Presley is in critical condition after falling 12 feet when the ladder he was on fell
The Anderson Fire Department developed a peer support network with about 20 firefighters and EMS providers available to help anyone struggling with PTSD
Kyle Rauch, 19, was responding to a fatal semi-truck pileup when he fell 40 feet from a bridge
Hundreds of firefighters were welcomed by the Dodgers organization as a way to say “thank you” for battling the recent California wildfires
According to the Hope Fire Company, a crew from Rescue 57 was working on an interior wall when there was a collapse, injuring at least two firefighters
Fire chiefs need to take care of themselves so they can better take care of their people
A Knoxville Fire Department firefighter was transported to the hospital for neck injuries; officials said he was “alert and conscious”
The firefighter who was injured was taken to Memorial Hermann with non-traumatic injuries
The peer support model recognizes that firefighters tend to trust fellow firefighters far more because of their shared experiences
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The video was made to spread awareness about a fundraiser for fallen Union Grove Yorkville Firefighter Brian Serdynski’s family
The tree has 330 blue ornaments and 176 red ornaments in honor of LEOs, firefighters who died in the line of duty and by suicide across the nation this year
Can police, fire and EMS overcome the challenges we faced in the 2010s to prosper in the 2020s?
Two firefighters were taken to the hospital after the fire department vehicle collided with a drilling company’s work truck
The partnership, which includes the city fire department, will use $1.3 million in grants to address substance abuse and addiction
The firefighters rescued a couple whose car fell in a bay and overturned
The firefighter is recovering from injuries after falling while trying to access the second floor of a burning house
Morton-Rutledge Volunteer Fire Capt. Michael Christopher Malinowski told fellow firefighters he wasn’t feeling well and later died at the hospital
The dedicated wing would include space to treat up to 50 first responders and include specialized care
The firefighter is said to be in serious but stable condition and is being treated for smoke inhalation