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.
“Addiction -- It’s not a Choice, It’s a Disease,” was designed to give firefighters more insight into a problem they deal with nearly every day
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Funding and the unseen groundwork lead the barriers to faster firefighter cancer research and results
John Morris Davis Jr., 45, suffered a heart attack while helping victims in an overturned vehicle; he leaves behind a wife and three kids
Volunteer firefighter Steven Lapierre, 58, was a 40-year fire service veteran
Now playing at the Theater of the Absurd: A chief who forbids sleep; here’s hoping it’s a limited run
The bill will benefit firefighters who suffer from cancers known to result from exposure to heat, radiation or a known carcinogen
With his life nearly destroyed and suicide his only option, firefighter Scott Geiselhart grabbed a lifeline
Tyler Johnson, 24, was with another EMT when he suddenly became lightheaded and collapsed
Mike Figliola said he would remove firefighters from service if they showed signs of sleep deprivation
The firefighters were taken to a hospital and were reported in stable condition; officials are investigating the fire as a possible arson
Fire officials claim that at least 10 chemicals used in flame retardants endanger firefighters and do little to stop fires
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Here’s an overview of what fire chaplains do and how you can become one
The deputy state fire marshal said construction was to blame when a climbing obstacle collapsed under more than 20 people during a race
Firefighter Randy Manigualt and a nurse revived a man at a welcome center after he collapsed
Richard Vergara and Raunedys Pena rescued a man by getting him off the bridge and comforting him
Lessons for fire leadership gleaned from the IAFC/VCOS Yellow Ribbon Report on emotional and behavioral health in firefighters
The 41-foot medical ambulance bus provides on-scene rehab and mass casualty incident response
The firefighters and three other victims were hospitalized after a two-alarm fire
Officials said they were heading to a nearly 8,000-acre fire in the Modoc National Forest when the crash occurred
Moulton Fire Chief Ryan Jolly said he was shocked after fiirefighter Christopher Henley was arrested at the fire station
When crews arrived on scene, four or five people assaulted one of the firefighters
