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 city of Peoria sought to define the term to cut down on abuse, but the firefighter union says there isn’t any abuse of the system
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U.S. prisoners held in the infamous Hanoi Hilton had remarkably low incidents of PTSD; here’s how they did it and how that can be adapted to the fire service
Firefighters are especially vulnerable to cancer-causing contamination around the face and neck; there are several ways firefighters can clean that area on scene
Agencies need to take proactive steps to help responders heal and recover from traumatic-stress incidents
Over the course of a career, firefighters can be exposed to an alarming amount of cancer-causing agents
Anyone who’s exercising in extremely high temperatures should keep well hydrated and allow time to cool down
A segmented diagnosis is used for those who experience symptoms of complex traumatic events
Firefighters must take it upon themselves to reduce their exposure to cancer-causing agents
There is a six-hour window of opportunity after a traumatic event where the video game can block the haunting memories from forming
Stephen Moody said he reached a breaking point when his family and work stress were at an all-time high
Anthony Reyes, a former Cardinals pitcher, has become a Los Angeles County firefighter
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Three of 11 siblings, Roman, River and Roshua carry a bond built over a lifetime to each call
The firefighters said the house blaze was the worst fire they had seen in their combined 50 years of service
Researchers have expanded a health-monitoring study of wildland firefighters after a study found season-long health declines and deteriorating reaction times
Mike Bramhall is back on the job and studying to get his paramedic license after his lung collapsed from cystic fibrosis two years ago
The court decided that the firefighters, who claimed a fire truck siren damaged their hearing, could not prove that another brand would have been safer
Firefighter safety doesn’t preclude efficiency, and it is the responsibility of every emergency responder on scene
“We have not had this in many, many, many years — this amount of fatalities and injuries in one location,” Fire Commissioner Jose Santiago said
Every Wednesday since May 30, firefighters at Bloomington Fire Department have been leading participants in a lunchtime circuit training workout
After seeking treatment for his suicidal thoughts, Phil Hall is encouraging other firefighters to do the same
Measuring the irritants and cancer-causing contaminates present in structure fires proves SCBA should be used even when carbon monoxide levels are deemed acceptable
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