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
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”
A study found that 103 firefighters and 140 police officers died by suicide in 2017, compared to 93 firefighter and 129 officer line-of-duty deaths
Diana Woolf competed to help raise money and awareness for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and her personal campaign, Rescue 4 PTSD
Take note of the stress firefighting takes on your body and wellbeing, and address mental health by taking action to reduce stress
A recent body scan revealed that Glenn Preston, who was featured in “Boston’s Bravest: Facing a Hidden Killer,” is cancer-free after chemo and radiation
The goal of Safe Stations is to provide a safe and low-stress option for individuals seeking treatment for their drug addiction
Lt. Cody Burton fell through a floor at a house fire and was treated for five broken ribs and a punctured lung
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Phoenix Fire Department members gathered to see Emery Beck off to her first day of kindergarten
Town officials and the fire chief praised the firefighter and paramedic’s empathy in handling the situation
Two firefighter-paramedics, the patient they were transporting and driver of the Jeep were taken to the hospital
Kevin Leago is due about $60,000 in back pay for workdays he missed because of his illness and can seek treatment at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
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