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 took “in a lot of water” while returning a man who had been swept away by turbulent waters in Lake Superior
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Volunteer firefighter Jay Tyndall, 45, worked for the department for just over two years
The number of push-ups correlate to the number of veterans that die by suicide every day
The Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance is asking crews to place a rig in their driveway and turn their emergency lights on for one minute
A big victory in the presumptive legislation battle turn the tide in the campaign to rid firefighting of cancer
Steve Stull, 56, is still running calls and is the first firefighter to join both of his parents in the department’s hall of fame
Try one of these recipes to celebrate a summer holiday or for any weekend cookout at the station.
Mattresses are big business with stores popping up overnight; here’s a look at the risk they present firefighters
Sam Young approached police officers and firefighters on multiple occasions and asked for money, sometimes as much as $1,000
Overexertion is a major issue for firefighters – refer to this infographic to identify these serious warning signs.
You must be a certain type of person – driven, competitive, organized – to be drawn to a career in firefighting.
COMPLETE COVERAGE
It’s not known yet what kinds or how much sewage, chemicals and waterborne germs are mixed in the water
Several agencies have published recommendations to protect frontline public safety providers from accidental occupational opioid exposures
Lt. Dale Clinton Hardemon was looking at a fire department boat with the fire chief when he fell to the ground
Health and wellness program software aims to improve firefighter health and protect their access to cancer presumption legislation
Fire Chief Rudy Suderman said the Mastic firefighter suffered a cut on his hand and was taken to
Thomas McBride, 60, collapsed after having difficulty breathing during a search and rescue drill
Part of a firefighter’s job is to stay strong, and these exercises will help you build muscle and endurance
Firefighter Jessica LaMer, paramedic Amy Benson and police officer Sylvie Boy wanted to symbolize “what those guys and gals have to carry every day”
Two firefighters sustained non-life threatening injuries when the front porch of the building collapsed while they were standing on it
NFPA 1851 is being revised, and early proposals would make it more clear how fire departments should clean contaminated PPE
