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.
Police said the ambulance was returning to the Wise Avenue Volunteer Company with its emergency lights on when the car crashed into the rear driver’s side
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Finding scientific proof linking firefighting activities and certain cancers is a long, difficult process; while more research is needed, the data we have can guide prevention
Aside from the well-known fire fighting dangers lurks other forces that will reduce your health and possibly your lifespan
Lt. Ross Vezin spent a week learning and bonding with children who have survived tragedies and live with burn scars
One question and answer at a military town-hall meeting won’t end firefighter suicides, but it may move the needle a little in that direction
Not all contaminates are equal and neither are cleaning methods; understanding both is necessary for clean PPE
With no federal law, each state being unique and the burden of proof difficult, getting laws on the books to help firefighters with cancer is no easy battle
The 29-year veteran said he believes exposure to smoke, chemicals and other hazardous materials may have caused the cancer
The surviving spouse and dependents now are eligible for $25,000
The residents allege the companies should have known perfluorooctane sulfonate and other chemicals would pose health and environmental risks
Fire scene conditions conspire to circumvent the skin’s ability to keep deadly toxins at bay
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HB 2501 would require employers to pay workers’ compensation in proven cases of PTSD and allow responders to receive specialized therapy
A mayday call was issued when the captain became separated from his crew while battling an apartment blaze
Establish a low threshold for intervention and treat burns as soon as possible to prevent further injury
The firefighters were on their way to an apartment fire when a collision occurred with a pickup truck
Lawmakers say the impact would be dreadful for the more than 83,000 responders and survivors who rely on the WTC Health Program
House Bill 703 would give first responders access to peer support teams and post-critical incident seminars
The city is installing filters to treat the contamination; two public wells have been closed since 2015
Diane Barnett said she saw potential in her German shepherd, so she’s now funding his training to be an official therapy dog
Former firefighter Mike Clelland is working with researchers to develop an “instantaneous” online outreach program called E-Home Heroes
The diet restricts eating to a 10-hour period each day, giving the body a more predictable pattern of eating that matches its daily or circadian rhythm
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