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.
Ben Schultz broke several bones and was in a coma for several months after falling 100 feet during a training exercise
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Both firefighter-EMTs were conscious but seriously injured, according to Police Chief Jerrod Thompson
Police said the firefighter was rushed to the hospital with a leg injury after investigating a report of a drunk person
Sgt. Kevin Van Dyke, 41, remains in intensive care in critical but stable condition
The Code Green Campaign created a fund to help responders and their families who need help paying for mental health care
Fire department officials said the firefighter was transported to the hospital after helping a large crew battle a massive house fire
Reports said twelve firefighters were injured during the shooting, including two who were giving CPR and one who was shielding his wife
The driver of the engine was uninjured, but an unidentified seasonal firefighter was transported to the hospital after the crash
No details were released about the unidentified firefighter’s injury, except that it was minor
Terre Haute Fire Department has partnered with Indiana State University to research the use of tactical athlete health and safety with first responders
Researchers measured carcinogen exposure on turnout gear and firefighters’ skin to compare decon methods
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Research shows that female firefighters face different risks than their male counterparts
The measure adds PTSD to the list of conditions presumed to have been caused by their jobs as firefighters
“I guess you could say it’s the family business,” Lucas Maas said
Use these techniques to build a great foundation of first responder-specific strength and become tactically fit
James “Woody” Woodman was critically injured in a crash on Oct. 5, 1999, while on duty
The wives of seven firefighters with the Salisbury Fire Department are expecting between now and September
A division of Glatfelter Insurance Group, VFIS was one of the first insurance providers that specialized in options for the unique challenges that come with being a first responder
Austin Pugh, a six-year firefighter and paramedic, has brought 11 people back from a flat line, an “incredible” record, according to his peers
A Jersey City firefighter and a battalion chief were injured battling a two-alarm blaze at the second multi-alarm fire at a vacant or abandoned building in less than a week
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