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 Fire Peer Support Initiative provides an upstream approach to a holistic lifestyle aimed at reducing the negative effects the job has on first responders
FITNESS IN FOCUS
The incident came up Thursday at a Brooklyn Federal Court date on a long-running settlement to improve diversity in FDNY ranks
The firefighter was transported to the hospital in an ambulance after being hurt while battling a blaze that was potentially caused by lightning
Lt. Michael Hillier fell head-first from a second-story window, but stayed on scene until his colleagues urged him to go to the hospital
The American Heart Association said traditional CPR methods are falling short due to a “decay of skills” over time
Fire Captain Dave Rosa died after being transported to the hospital in critical condition
A child who was playing with a lighter accidentally sparked a blaze that injured 20 firefighters and damaged five homes
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
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Branchville Hose Company No. 1 Chief Jonathan Frato said they had just finished dinner when “everything pancaked” and the decks collapsed, injuring over 20 people
Firefighter Hunter Garcia, his wife and daughter were transported to the hospital with serious injuries and their daughter was admitted with life-threatening injuries
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During the New Jersey Firemen’s Convention, multiple levels of decking attached to a building collapsed, trapping people and injuring several others
Of the 5,000 first responders surveyed, nearly 60% talked about depression, trauma, alcohol use and suicidal thoughts
The two-alarm house fire required additional reinforcements from seven other fire departments to put out the blaze
Ohio rep. introduces legislation that would require firefighters to stop training with foam believed to cause health problems
The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay teamed up with ChappellRoberts to start a program geared towards first responders’ mental health called “First to Respond, Last to Ask for Help”
Authorities believe the bus driver suffered a medical emergency before the bus crashed and ended up on its side in a ditch
Doctors who study pulmonary fibrosis are just beginning to focus on 9/11 victims as the long-term effects of exposure are emerging
A significant portion of first responders had new onset cognitive impairment years after their first initial cognitive test