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 Stoke workout consists of eight rounds of seven deadlifts, 26 lunges and 18 pushups, followed by a two-mile run with a 25-pound weight vest
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Spooner Fire District Department firefighter Philip Neubich was found unresponsive by his wife several hours after responding to the call
The U.S. Fire Administration said cardiac-related issues are the leading cause of death for firefighters on duty
Bay St. Louis Fire Chief Monty Strong said that while Michael Guitreau cannot speak, he wrote the message to Chief Strong when he came to visit in the hospital
Robert Cordani responded to a medical call for a neighbor suffering from cardiac arrest and began to perform CPR before collapsing from cardiac arrest himself
A witness said he saw firefighters pull an “intoxicated” man from the crashed vehicle, but police said the crew told them no one had been inside when they arrived
“I’d say the biggest positive is that I’'ve seen the worst part of my life and seeing how I can overcome that,” Ben Schultz said
Michael Guitreau had to undergo multiple surgeries after a vehicle pulled in front of him while he was riding his motorcycle
The firefighter was battling an apartment blaze while standing on a deck when it collapsed
One firefighter remains in the hospital with second-degree burns to his face and hands, and the other was released with minor burns to his face
The family of Joe Battista, who died after choking at an institution, called FDNY’s refusal to grant him 9/11-related disability an “outrage”
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Two EMS providers, as well as the patient inside and the driver of the other vehicle, were treated with non-life-threatening injuries and transported to the hospital
The Hurt and Fall Foundation is a nonprofit organization geared towards helping first responders care and maintain their property after suffering injury or death
MFR’s Emergency Responder Service Dogs program aims to reduce stress to emergency responders
As the surface underneath the fire engine collapsed, the engine’s protruding front bumper prevented the vehicle from falling to the ground level of the garage
The benefits were eliminated following the passage of a voter-approved ballot measure that replaced pensions with a 401(k)-style retirement plan
FDNY spokesman Myles Miller provided no details about the captain’s death but shared suicide prevention tips to its members
One firefighter fell down a flight of stairs and was taken away on a stretcher
Rudy and Channel are in El Paso to deliver “unconditional love and support” to first responders and victims affected by the mass shooting
The Delaware State Fire School released an 87-page report after a firefighter incurred serious injuries while battling a Mill Creek house fire