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. Leslie Asbury teamed up with Battalion Chief Tim Spencer to help firefighters with stress after one of her colleagues attempted suicide
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Officials urge the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to create a special registry for firefighters
A litter of kittens was treated for smoke inhalation after a fire training exercise
Two St. Bernards provided some furry therapy firefighters battling the 60K acre wildfire
Following the death of a firefighter caused by an heart condition that was unknown to the dept., a firefighter is calling for cardiac screenings
The ruling ordered a commission to revisit a firefighter’s PTSD work compensation claim
A generator was being run indoors at the event, forcing nearly 300 guests to be evacuated from the venue
Money from the games will be used to fund the police department’s K-9 unit
The retired firefighter will continue his vacation before returning home
The “fast shelter” offers relief for EMS personnel working mass casualty incidents
The team was invited to show they are appreciated by firefighters around the country
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The unidentified firefighter was responding to a water leak call when he collapsed in the fire truck
Contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances has been identified in 14 Michigan communities
First responders witness some of the most difficult moments in the lives of the men and women in their communities, and are charged to keep us safe at all costs
As the country struggles to make sense of the massacre in Las Vegas, it’s important that those who responded are not overlooked
It’s time to have a courageous conversation about drug and alcohol abuse in the fire service
Burlington Fire Chief Levon Yengoyan equates the move toward mental health awareness to that of an increase in physical health awareness in the industry
Shifting cultural expectations in the fire service and firefighter personal stories are contributing to adoption of best practices in cancer prevention and intervention
A group of firefighters who caused a bar owner to complain in July were suspended after an internal investigation
Surviving families of first responders who recently died by suicide sought support for a bill that would require insurance to cover PTSD treatment
More than 200 sites in the state have been found to have the chemicals above the state standard of 70 parts per trillion
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