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 House unanimously voted to approve SB 376, which qualifies first responders who cannot work due to PTSD for workers’ comp
FITNESS IN FOCUS
When researchers studied severely obese firefighters and its effect on their health and safety, the results were alarming
Smokey was matched with the department after being rescued from a kill shelter in Arizona
Cody Zinn, 21, was surprised with a ride in the department’s ladder truck bucket this week
The data linking firefighting and breast cancer is slim but growing, and this cancer strikes men as well as women
The Oregon firefighter grew up watching Cubs games on television with his dad
Eric Hurst said he purchased the rig for $13,000 after seeing it for sale online
The puppy was found tied up on the side of the road during a rainy day
The rehab unit is a modified transit bus to keep firefighters rested, fed and hydrated
The chief wrote a post about PTSD before telling dispatchers where they could find his body
After being thrown 30 feet in the air in June, Tom Albert has returned to light duty
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Officials said two firefighters fell through the floor of the home while trying to rescue a resident they found inside
Consider incorporating this diagnostic tool into firefighter physicals to support early diagnosis and intervention that can save lives
Opelika Fire Chief Byron Prather said Captain David Davis, who was severely burned in a training accident, is recovering quicker than expected
The firefighters were transported to the hospital in stable condition; the paramedics were treated on scene for their injuries
A method of helping the combat veteran community is helping first responders cope with traumatic events by creating a narrative
Trout Run Fire Chief Bob Whitford said the firefighter, who asked not to be named, “ended up getting run over by the vehicle that she was in”
Around 1,800 responders from 27 states and three countries will compete in the Heroes Cup Hockey Tournament in April
The Fairfield County Trauma Recovery Network was formed after trauma clinicians worked with firefighters who had responded to a particularly difficult call
The study will help to better understand the effects sharing one’s traumatic experiences via writing has on the mental health of first responders
The firefighter was airlifted to the hospital from a field fire scene after the truck “ran right over her legs,” according to a colleague
