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.
Police officers, firefighters, paramedics and dispatchers from across Ohio gathered to discuss the trauma and stress first responders face
FITNESS IN FOCUS
First responder families face unique stressors, which can be overcome with the help of a professional family counselor
The firefighters were putting out a blaze when they were knocked down the stairs by a flashover explosion
PTSD risk factors vary, but bolstering behavioral health efforts in the fire service can protect firefighters
James Perry pleaded guilty to driving under the influence while responding to a suspected drowning
Huntington Fire Chief Jan Rader, a TIME-recognized pioneer in fighting the opioid epidemic, talks results, first responder mental health
Assistant Mayor Cliff Lazenby is looking for support as he lobbies NIOSH to conduct a study on firefighters who have been exposed to PFAS chemicals
Three Dallas Fire-Rescue firefighters were extricated from a condo apartment building after the second floor collapsed while they were inside
Ask your counselor these questions to understand confidentiality and their understanding of first responder culture
Firefighters, paramedics and EMTs, though accustomed to death, need to process grief when losing someone close to them
Orange County’s first medal-day ceremony was a chance for the fire department to acknowledge the bravery of first responders in front of the community
COMPLETE COVERAGE
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
Ava Roy, 10, accepted the award in honor of her father, Firefighter Christopher Roy, who was killed fighting a house fire in December 2018
The firefighter sustained second-degree burns while responding to the early-morning fire
Paramedic Dann Schamens was “pulseless and not breathing” before colleagues began life-saving measures, EMS officials said
A volunteer firefighter from North Carolina shares the ups and downs of a day in the life of a volunteer
Hebron Volunteer Fire Department Lt. Eric Saunders was seriously injured when his vehicle struck a tree en route to the fire station