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.
Fire officials said Capt. Donald Kelley was dressing in turnout gear to respond to a dwelling fire when he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest
FITNESS IN FOCUS
“We have not had this in many, many, many years — this amount of fatalities and injuries in one location,” Fire Commissioner Jose Santiago said
Every Wednesday since May 30, firefighters at Bloomington Fire Department have been leading participants in a lunchtime circuit training workout
After seeking treatment for his suicidal thoughts, Phil Hall is encouraging other firefighters to do the same
Even mild dehydration results in significant negative physical outcomes, which is dangerous when lives are on the line
Bart Negro and Damon Spring were battling the Sheep Creek fire when flames overran their fire truck
Your partner at home can be your best resource in regard to your mental health
Brett Read, who was severely burned and is now recovering at a hospital, said the “fire stood up and made a huge run” when his crew began to disengage
The Elephant Head Volunteer Fire Department firefighters were driving home when their fire truck blew a tire and rolled over
The federal government has hired Optum to operate a new clinic in Manhattan for survivors of the 9/11 attacks who have enrolled in an ongoing health program
A firefighter was injured and parts of the towns of Grand Coulee and Coulee Dam were evacuated as windy conditions created a roaring wildfire
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 542 to create a rebuttable presumption that a worker’s mental health struggles are an occupational injury
Betty T. Miller sustained serious injuries when her vehicle crashed into the fire station causing extensive manage to the building, an EMS vehicle and a trailer
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
Firefighter-Paramedic Robbie Pettingill battled PTSD from job-related stress
Authorities say Croyle crashed into the Twin Peaks restaurant, then threw buckets of fuel, propane tanks and fuel-soaked blankets inside and torched it
The firefighter sustained a knee injury at the fire, which started in the attic and progressed through the roof
Aaron Zamzow explains the connection between hydration and heart attacks, how water can help improve your performance, and more
One Sarasota County firefighter fell through the roof of a two-story wood home while venting an area believed to be safe
James Devane responded to a 2011 house fire that earned three New Hyde Park firefighters the Gold Medal of Valor for Devane’s and another firefighter rescue
The proposed legislation would ensure retired first responders between the ages of 50 and 65 would be eligible for Medicare