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.
Firefighter Eric Stevens and his wife, Amanda, appeared on the comedian’s show where they were presented with the donation to their #AxeALS fundraiser
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FITNESS IN FOCUS
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
Cool Springs Volunteer Fire Department Asst. Chief Ray Elmore, who lost his leg in a motorcycle crash, will return home to a new ramp thanks to his colleagues
We need to do more to improve the care and compassion we show to our fire and EMS brethren
The Washington firefighter was in Malibu to respond to the Woolsey fire when he was struck by a civilian vehicle
A Philadelphia firefighter suffered a head injury after falling 20 feet from the roof of a home
The shooting at the Thousand Oaks, Ca., Borderline Bar & Grill is another blow to first responders in communities impacted by mass violence
After it was revealed that Rick Garner, 29, died of cardiac arrest, Chief Steven Davis said the department will review how responder recruit health is assessed
Six people, including two children, were seriously injured when the minivan they were in hit a Chicago fire engine that was heading to a call
Katelyn Buis’s SUV collided with a Dallas-Fire Rescue truck that was on the scene of an earlier crash
Seattle officials proposed a pilot program that would help responders deal with non-emergency calls and decrease response times
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The training is a requirement of Senate Bill 376 that states employing agencies must provide educational training related to mental health awareness, prevention, mitigation and treatment
Firefighter-Paramedic John Clark Jr. has already undergone a six-hour facial reconstruction surgery and may require additional procedures
The boy’s sister said she’s not sure who called department, but that a group of about 10 firefighters arrived to celebrate
After firefighters awarded Alexis Skjelbred a scholarship, she went on to become a nurse who now treats many of the same firefighters
FIRST and FDSOA are looking for career and volunteer fire departments to participate in a FEMA-funded safety culture assessment
Hebron Fire Lt. Eric Saunders, 23, is in serious condition after his vehicle struck a tree while en route to the fire station
Firefighter Chris Shell says he hopes the video, which has been viewed more than 2 million times, will encourage others to learn CPR
What first responders need to know about asking for help, getting into treatment, and returning to work
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue aims to have a therapy dog at every fire station, and plans to adopt greyhounds left homeless after Florida’s racing ban
Public safety professionals of all ranks and positions can learn to convey messages of hope and resiliency
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