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 firefighter was transported to the hospital after helping battle a difficult blaze that required crews to drag around 750 feet of hose into the woods
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Barbara Fudge said she was speechless when an available heart was ready for her
Capt. Eric Weuve, 41, died last week after jumping off an overpass
FEMA said workers ordered a non-lethal form of ricin; no students have been reported harmed at the center
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Fire officials said the firefighter is undergoing testing and treatment at the hospital
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Retired Elizabeth Fire Chief Louis Kelly died Friday after collapsing at a fire scene last week
Joseph “Toolie” O’Toole, 61, was surrounded by family when he died at home after a long battle with cancer
Eric Weuve, 41, had returned in November to firefighting after seven months of rehabilitation from major shoulder surgery
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By taking the right steps, firefighters can reduce their exposure to unnecessary risks that may jeopardize their personal health
When a firefighter is confronted with a harrowing situation on the job, the first instinct shouldn’t be to repress the emotion that follows
Firefighters tried to carry a large hose to the third floor when a staircase couldn’t handle their weight, according to officials
Javier Corrales, who was one of two firefighters struck by a vehicle at a crash scene, says he cannot remember the near-death experience
T.G. Kolb and his wife, Andrea, filed a notice of a claim for personal injuries, medical expenses, loss of earnings and services, and other damages
The Miami Fire-Rescue firefighters were helping extricate a driver when an SUV sideswiped a rescue truck, hitting the two firefighters
Both buses were traveling toward Manhattan when one of them, carrying 37 people, rear-ended the other, which had 25 people
Communication at home, recognizing PTSD throughout the ranks and preparing in advance can help firefighters handle the consequences of the trauma they experience
Officials have reported explosive devices have been found on and near the scene
Anchorage Fire Department firefighter Ben Schultz, who fell nearly 100 feet from a ladder, is set to be discharged from a Nebraska facility
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