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.
Volunteer Firefighter Logan Jones suffered several broken bones after the fire truck he was riding in rolled over several times while responding to a call
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Communication skills are the key to diverting deviant behavior before it becomes the cultural norm
By taking the right steps, firefighters can reduce their exposure to unnecessary risks that may jeopardize their personal health
When a firefighter is confronted with a harrowing situation on the job, the first instinct shouldn’t be to repress the emotion that follows
Firefighters tried to carry a large hose to the third floor when a staircase couldn’t handle their weight, according to officials
Javier Corrales, who was one of two firefighters struck by a vehicle at a crash scene, says he cannot remember the near-death experience
T.G. Kolb and his wife, Andrea, filed a notice of a claim for personal injuries, medical expenses, loss of earnings and services, and other damages
The Miami Fire-Rescue firefighters were helping extricate a driver when an SUV sideswiped a rescue truck, hitting the two firefighters
Both buses were traveling toward Manhattan when one of them, carrying 37 people, rear-ended the other, which had 25 people
Communication at home, recognizing PTSD throughout the ranks and preparing in advance can help firefighters handle the consequences of the trauma they experience
Officials have reported explosive devices have been found on and near the scene
COMPLETE COVERAGE
In his resignation letter, Savage Fire Chief Andrain Roach criticized the on-call model and recommended transitioning toward a full-time duty crew
More than 40 firefighters and 15 ambulance crews responded to the incident
The goal of the service is to lower suicide rates, divorce rates and job burnout that many first responders experience
The nearly $1 million doesn’t include retro pay for the past three years and the city and the union still have to negotiate contracts for 2016 and the years beyond
The second floor of the home collapsed and a second-alarm was struck because of the volume of the fire and the humidity
Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson said three of the children were in cardiac arrest after firefighters whisked them from an apartment inside the home
Firefighters grappled with a 120-gallon propane tank against the rear of the home that was blowing off pressure with a 40-foot fireball while battling the blaze
An explosion caused six firefighters to sustain moderate to severe burns and cuts from flying debris while battling a house fire
Prevention and early detection are critical to helping firefighters manage cardiovascular, cancer and mental health issues
New York Firefighter Jimmy Howell posted a video of him giving his 9-month old daughter a pedicure that has now gone viral