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.
Firefighters can be exposed to PFHxS and other PFAS chemicals from firefighting foam, exposure from contaminated PPE, managing PFAS foam wastes and contaminated fire stations
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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
The firefighters were transported to the hospital after battling a fire that broke out at Chandlers Lane Condominiums
Police said John Houdeshell, 71, is in the ICU after being hit by a car while on his way to his hotel after working on the Terwilliger fire
The idea is for firefighters to take a shower, then get into the sauna and onto an exercise bike where they will exercise and sweat out the toxins
Jerry Elmo Jr. was terminated for an inability to “perform essential functions,” but claimed he was injured as a “direct result of ... negligence”
A firefighter battling the Water Fire was assisting in on-ground operations when he was injured, according to Kern County Fire Department officials
Firefighter-paramedic Brent Jones said he decided to get help after five of his colleagues died by suicide in the past five years
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Firefighters have expressed concerns about the building they refer to as “cancer house,” because many who have worked there have been diagnosed with cancer
The Glosson family’s tradition of public service began in 1956 when Emmett Glosson first suited up at Austin Central Fire Station 1
The City of Anaheim and Anaheim Fire & Rescue hosted 1,000 burn survivors for the annual gathering of members of the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors
Several sites on and near the base now exceed state standards for human health for PFAS levels
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