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.
The nearly $1 million doesn’t include retro pay for the past three years and the city and the union still have to negotiate contracts for 2016 and the years beyond
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Roadway incidents and cardiovascular health are the biggest dangers to firefighters as reported by the NFPA LODD research
When it comes to bad backs, it’s time to rethink our assumptions
Officials said four of the firefighters suffered serious injuries while putting out a massive blaze that broke out at a fire marshal’s house
The Toll Road trooper was treated at Cameron Memorial Community Hospital in Angola for smoke inhalation and was released
Reintroducing NFPA standards and fire service initiatives to incorporate nutrition and fitness in your firefighter wellness program
Six people have been taken to a hospital after a roller coaster in Florida derailed, leaving some riders dangling 34 feet above the ground
Capt. Stan May said Capt. Greg Delozier, 54, was burned in the blast and was moved overnight from emergency care into a hospital room
This Father’s Day, recognize the fire service leaders who have made a difference in your life and career, and strive to mentor the next generation of firefighters
Capt. Jay Northup uses his experience of getting hit in the face with a mortar as a warning to others that fireworks accidents can happen to anyone
Police said Jeffery Feaster’s blood-alcohol content was twice the legal limit when he responded to a 911 call
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Asst. Chief Christian Johnson of Okanogan County Fire District 3 was placed in a medically induced coma to stabilize him before skin graft surgery
Researchers compared firefighters’ exposure to toxins during different fireground tasks and attack types
Guests of the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose reported smelling a chemical odor and feeling faint, light-headed and short of breath
Burn Saver is a body-worn technology that continuously monitors thermal conditions and warns firefighters when those conditions become threatening
The fire department would use the funds to implement new response protocols to more appropriately respond to mental health emergencies
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An Escondido firefighter was injured and transported to the hospital after a roof collapse at a burning dry cleaning business
The Fire Peer Support Initiative provides an upstream approach to a holistic lifestyle aimed at reducing the negative effects the job has on first responders
Understanding the role of PPE and overall health in combating heat stress
The First Responders Partnership Health Center will provide same-day-appointment primary care, labs, x-rays and prescriptions
Prepared to treat your own? Lessons learned from a problematic incident
