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.
A Rapids Volunteer Fire Company firefighter was transported to the hospital after being hit by a car while directing traffic
FITNESS IN FOCUS
A source said a racial slur directed toward an African-American firefighter started a fight between two different groups of firefighters
Thomas Kofron finished his qualifying round at No. 3 among the top 30 male competitors, with a final time of 3 minutes and 10.56 seconds
For emergency responders, trauma from an act of mass violence can create a cyclical pattern of negative thinking
A firefighters’ union launched a health and safety committee to tackle issues such as cancer and other health concerns firefighters face on the job
Providence Fire Department union president Paul Doughty said he believes Richard Rand fell from a ladder at a training facility
Cal Fire firefighter Thomas Kofron, who helped battle the Thomas Fire, will be featured on an episode of the hit show
eHome Heroes offers confidential video chats with a counselor to first responders in an effort to shatter the PTSD stigma
FDNY Deputy Chief Brendan McSweeney said the home that caught on fire was supposed to be vacant
Four firefighters were taken to Decatur Morgan Hospital to be treated for heat exhaustion, and all were discharged
The family of William Comstock claims his prescription opioids left him “to battle the horrors of a tormented mind for the remainder of his days”
COMPLETE COVERAGE
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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
One FF sustained first and second-degree burns, another FF sustained third-degree burns, while the third FF received injuries when the roof collapsed on him
Community paramedicine communication with patients, their family members and the local crews can eliminate obstacles and improve patient care for bariatric patients
Firefighters fell on ash pits and sustained minor injuries while fighting the Deshka Landing and McKinley fires
Firefighters found the widow, Jacqueline Truss, of retired West Deptford Township police officer dead in the kitchen area
All of those injured were alert while being transported to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries
