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.
Capt. Jay Northup uses his experience of getting hit in the face with a mortar as a warning to others that fireworks accidents can happen to anyone
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Chief Matthew Mann was transporting an inmate when a driver crossed the centerline and struck the van head-on
William Torres told his father that if he wanted a medal, he would have to earn it
Battalion Chief Kevin Wise received a bone marrow transplant after battling leukemia last year
Moving properly and strengthening certain muscle groups is an important part of the training program
Pain while running calls or sitting around the station is not normal and it can be treated with strength and flexibility exercises
Over $18,000 has been raised to help firefighter Scott Franks pay for medical expenses
Bill Fenton said he became a wedding officiant to help couples on a tight budget
The registry would enable researchers to study the relationship between firefighters’ exposure to dangerous fumes and harmful toxins
Firefighters are three times more likely to die by suicide than in the line of duty, according to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
Doctors told firefighter Matt Sellers he had a 30 percent chance to live
COMPLETE COVERAGE
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection firefighter Brandon Feller suffered serious injuries to his face when fire burned over his engine
Some EMS providers, firefighters and police officers say the scale and sometimes sheer gruesomeness of their experiences haunt them
The firefighter and two people from the other car were taken to the hospital, according to a Facebook post from Camp Jackson Fire Department
What are the legal ramifications of FFUI and FFWI?
Lt. Rachel Zambrano returned to work after recovering for six-and-a-half weeks from injuries she suffered in a rollover crash
A volunteer firefighter/AEMT relates who is chosen to be guardian angels on Earth
The Tulsa Fire Department said at least 16 fire truck air conditioning systems are currently not functioning
The incident came up Thursday at a Brooklyn Federal Court date on a long-running settlement to improve diversity in FDNY ranks
The firefighter was transported to the hospital in an ambulance after being hurt while battling a blaze that was potentially caused by lightning
Lt. Michael Hillier fell head-first from a second-story window, but stayed on scene until his colleagues urged him to go to the hospital
