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.
Researchers have expanded a health-monitoring study of wildland firefighters after a study found season-long health declines and deteriorating reaction times
FITNESS IN FOCUS
No matter how conditioned we think we are to death, losing a fellow firefighter to cancer never gets easy
Firefighting is a tough job, and firefighters need to know it’s OK to talk about it
Firefighters are exposed to high-stress and emotional incidents. Here’s how to help when they need it.
Starting a yoga program now can help you cope with the stress of being a firefighter
Capt. Joseph Fontaine earned the ninth highest test score, but was not promoted to rank of battalion chief
Lt. Wayne Smith wasn’t supposed to be playing in a hockey game the night a man collapsed on a bench from a heart attack
Statistics show that 10 to 30 percent of fire and EMS providers will at one time or another suffer from PTSD
Wally Ching was undergoing an annual firefighters’ physical when doctors diagnosed him with kidney disease
The state measure would guarantee access to a behavioral health counselor trained to deal with issues facing responders
Over 50 percent of responders believe their supervisor will treat them differently if they bring up their mental health concerns
COMPLETE COVERAGE
The Bethany Volunteer Fire Company firefighters were transported to the hospital after Syed Rahman, who died at the scene, struck the ambulance with his vehicle
Information gathering and effective leadership places a huge role in uniting around a common goal
To help firefighters decrease their risk of cancer, Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis is giving decontamination kits to every station in Florida
Using competition in training is like using spices in cooking – a little goes a long way, and you have to be careful what combinations you use
The Community Health Needs Assessment is the starting point for launching a mobile integrated health program the hospital will pay your department to run
Decrease your risk of cardiovascular disease and line-of-duty death with these steps to stay firefighter ready to protect your community
The Baltimore County Fire Department said the 26-year-old firefighter was on his way to work when the crash occurred
LaGrange firefighter Josh Williams received burns on more than 35 percent of his body
The suits, filed by nearly 190 Buffalo firefighters, claim Federal Signal Corp. “knew or should have known” their sirens were harmful
As they consider the second shark bite this summer and the first fatal shark attack in the state in over 80 years, responders say they are monitoring mental health
