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.
FITNESS IN FOCUS
The Bethany Volunteer Fire Company firefighters were transported to the hospital after Syed Rahman, who died at the scene, struck the ambulance with his vehicle
Information gathering and effective leadership places a huge role in uniting around a common goal
To help firefighters decrease their risk of cancer, Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis is giving decontamination kits to every station in Florida
Using competition in training is like using spices in cooking – a little goes a long way, and you have to be careful what combinations you use
The Community Health Needs Assessment is the starting point for launching a mobile integrated health program the hospital will pay your department to run
Decrease your risk of cardiovascular disease and line-of-duty death with these steps to stay firefighter ready to protect your community
The Baltimore County Fire Department said the 26-year-old firefighter was on his way to work when the crash occurred
LaGrange firefighter Josh Williams received burns on more than 35 percent of his body
The suits, filed by nearly 190 Buffalo firefighters, claim Federal Signal Corp. “knew or should have known” their sirens were harmful
As they consider the second shark bite this summer and the first fatal shark attack in the state in over 80 years, responders say they are monitoring mental health
COMPLETE COVERAGE
The app, PulsePoint, allows users to view and receive alerts on calls being responded to by fire departments and emergency medical services
Eric Stevens, who played for the St. Louis Rams, was diagnosed with ALS one month after his wedding
New IAFC campaign focuses on watching for warning signs of cardiac events
A pilot and passenger were each thrown from one balloon as it impacted, bounded along the ground and caught fire
Authorities said the first explosion splattered heated mineral oil used to cool the transformers and possibly ignited subsequent blasts
Henderson Fire Chief Shawn White said his goal is to provide more resources and start a dialogue about mental health
Firefighter Dan Ravenhorst was responding to a mobile home fire when he suffered a heart attack
“Mental health is very important to their overall wellbeing. It’s OK to seek help, and recovery is possible,” one official said
Officials said the source of the explosions may have been from an electrical transformer
