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.
FITNESS IN FOCUS
The firefighter was transported to the hospital after helping battle a difficult blaze that required crews to drag around 750 feet of hose into the woods
Jeffrey Holt, 60, had just finished and passed his annual fitness test when he collapsed minutes later
Firefighters’ schedules and the nature of their work put them at increased risk for sleep disorders and their consequences
Three cancers – cervical, ovarian and penile – were added to the list of cancers presumed to be work-related
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
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Texas first responders are signing and passing a pair of Texas flags around the state to show support for their fellow first responders after the El Paso Shooting
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
Brian McDaniel retired after being diagnosed with prostate cancer and was previously denied workers compensation twice
Many officers “had to escape through windows and doors to get (away) from a barrage of bullets”
Investigators determined that the East Evans Fire started in a shack where Michael Cashmareck was running an illegal butane hash oil lab
Norman Edward Klenow, 78, suffered from cardiac arrest after providing traffic control at the scene of a crash
Lieutenant Sullivan was a veteran fire officer and a member of FDNY’s Special Operations Command who served the department for nearly three decades
Jay Frisbee, 37, was sentenced to a driver alcohol education program and his license will be suspended for 45 days
Four firefighters suffered minor injuries; standpipe problem required firefighters to stretch a line up some of the building’s stairs