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.
The peer support model recognizes that firefighters tend to trust fellow firefighters far more because of their shared experiences
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Despite your best efforts, blood stains, food grease and the not-so-fun vomit tinge happen from time to time
One firefighter was seriously injured and two others suffered minor injuries after the truck rolled off the road
The program turned fire and police departments into safe havens for those addicted to drugs and has helped 45 people in the last three weeks
After Jeff Rhein lost his father to cancer, he entered the Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge and launched a new nutrition, training and tracking wellness resource
It’s not known yet what kinds or how much sewage, chemicals and waterborne germs are mixed in the water
Several agencies have published recommendations to protect frontline public safety providers from accidental occupational opioid exposures
Lt. Dale Clinton Hardemon was looking at a fire department boat with the fire chief when he fell to the ground
Health and wellness program software aims to improve firefighter health and protect their access to cancer presumption legislation
Fire Chief Rudy Suderman said the Mastic firefighter suffered a cut on his hand and was taken to
Thomas McBride, 60, collapsed after having difficulty breathing during a search and rescue drill
COMPLETE COVERAGE
NH Project FIRST enlists “quick response teams” to return after an overdose call and offer to connect individuals with services at their local treatment hub
With just $2.375 billion left to spend on 20,000 pending cases, compensation packages will have to be cut in half on all claims
The bill would give first responders who suffer from job-related PTSD workers’ compensation coverage
Dallas Fire-Rescue firefighter-paramedic Nicholas Granados suffered a collapsed lung, a fractured rib and other injuries after a truck crashed into his ambulance
San Francisco Fire Department Station 49 was told to “get rid of the cat” after an anonymous complaint was filed with the city
The blaze killed a woman and her dog, who were alone in the house at the time of the fire
Baltimore County Assistant Chief Joshua Montague fell through the floor and Rebecca Budnick grabbed him and held onto him until help arrived
Vernon relates his experiences overcoming PTSD after being stabbed during a call
Firefighters need to be aware of the physical toll on their bodies during training exercises, as well as real-world emergency situations
A two-story house burst into flames after being hit by the plane’s main cabin and one its engines, with the second engine landing in the road