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
Paul Durgin was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of a vehicle accident with personal injury, reckless operation and assault with a dangerous weapon
A brawl that included as many as 50 people hitting and pushing each other broke out between a wedding party and firefighters attending a department dinner
Officials said 15 percent of the female firefighters between 40 and 50 years old have been diagnosed with breast cancer
South Metro Fire Rescue firefighters will now treat every fire as a hazmat incident by going through extra steps to decontaminate
Portland Firefighters’ Association Local 43 is seeking more help from city officials in dealing with stress from traumatic calls
Alan Ziff’s goal is to prepare them technically to handle the job, and to prepare them mentally to deal with the stresses that come with being a firefighter
Gansevoort Fire Department firefighter Connor Mack fell about 18 feet from a snow-covered roof while battling a blaze
HB 2501 would require employers to pay workers’ compensation in proven cases of PTSD and allow responders to receive specialized therapy
A mayday call was issued when the captain became separated from his crew while battling an apartment blaze
Establish a low threshold for intervention and treat burns as soon as possible to prevent further injury
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Members of the Tulsa police, fire department and EMS are joining the cause to raise veteran suicide awareness
Angela “Nicole” Chadwick-Hawkins suffered fatal injuries while conducting a prescribed burn
National Interagency Fire Center officials have noticed an increased in wildland firefighter suicides in recent years
Anthony Michael Geyer, 28, was charged him with assault and battery, two counts of tampering with a fire alarm, interfering with a firefighter and disorderly conduct
The federal government will have to spend more than an estimated $10 billion by 2029 in its efforts to compensate first responders and survivors
Firefighter Erique McCalla, 46, was found with serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle
Off-duty Scranton firefighter faces two counts of DUI, four counts of recklessly endangering another person and various traffic citations
Peter Phan’s body was recovered about 50 yards offshore from where witnesses last saw him
A licensed professional counselor explains the process of counseling and how it can help firefighters
The firefighter was helping with traffic detail when a semi crashed into the apparatus being used to block one lane
