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.
NFPA, NIOSH address limiting firefighter exposure to diesel engine exhaust emissions in your fire station
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The guide will also help departments enhance their existing behavioral health programs
Regular assessment can help mitigate the effects of trauma on firefighters’ emotional health and well-being
Captain Dene Barber was treated by EMS on scene before being transported to the hospital, where he later died of a heart attack
David Jahnes was responding to a call about an odor at a bank when he suffered a heart attack
Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson said one of the changes includes decontaminating gear and trucks after a fire
The unidentified firefighter was responding to a water leak call when he collapsed in the fire truck
Contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances has been identified in 14 Michigan communities
First responders witness some of the most difficult moments in the lives of the men and women in their communities, and are charged to keep us safe at all costs
As the country struggles to make sense of the massacre in Las Vegas, it’s important that those who responded are not overlooked
It’s time to have a courageous conversation about drug and alcohol abuse in the fire service
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The husband and father of three was killed Thursday in the crossfire of a gunfight between police and an armed man
A new documentary, “Keeping the Peace,” tells the story of law enforcement officers, firefighters and other first-responders and the harrowing scenes they witness
Mold and a surprise backup of raw sewage in the Cohasset Fire Station has the town’s firefighters concerned
An Atlanta firefighter was seriously hurt when a driver hydroplaned and hit him as he responded to a crash on an interstate
Clinton firefighter Adam Cain was hospitalized for 20 days after the explosion at the beginning of the year before being allowed to go home
During a traffic stop, a deputy sheriff located narcotics and shortly thereafter began to pass out; Fire rescue personnel arrived on scene and two firefighters also began feeling ill
Chaplains provide care to firefighters, family members and members of the public in a range of crucial ways
Addressing behavioral health needs must be a priority
Driver/Engineer Michael Watkins, 75 was a member of the Northeast Lakeside Fire Department
