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.
A retired fire chief battling cancer spreads awareness of firefighter cancer prevention, legislation and challenges
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Katie Holloway, 22, joined the same station where her mother was stationed when she began her career in 1988
The now famous photo of a firefighter’s wife breastfeeding their infant in a turnout coat sparks questions about why he got in trouble
After a July 2015 diagnosis, doctors expected Miller to be fighting fire no earlier than October; he was hoping for this summer and beat both expectations
Firefighter Beth Csukas suffered a serious brain injury when her car slid on ice and a parked highway department truck
Deciding how much of a firefighter’s health should be personal responsibility and how much should be mandated is a tricky proposition
Understanding how carbon monoxide attacks the body is the first step in protecting against it
Looking for a career in fire? May the odds be ever in your favor.
The family lost a kitten, dog and a ferret to the fire as well as all of their belongings; a GoFundMe page has been set up to help the family
Capt. Joseph Fontaine was seriously injured after being exposed to cyanide while battling a fire; the department had removed most of their cyanide detectors due to budget cuts
The firefighter suffered a stroke while responding to a grass fire and remains in critical condition
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The volunteer firefighter was driving the fire truck when a tree broke and fell into the roadway
Officials said Dane Smothers Jr. was preparing equipment when a ladder truck hit him
“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
Brad Phipps fought for his life in the hospital after almost dying in the Ingram Square Shopping Center fire
Fire and EMS experience, overdose patient data and funding needs aren’t mentioned in commission’s national emergency declaration request to President Trump
Firefighters reported condensation on ceiling tiles and light fixtures at the stations
Several dozen fire chiefs and officials pushed to help interior firefighters, the ones who run into burning buildings
Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer said the man was suffering from a medical episode when he went inside his house to grab a gun
Kevin Ramsey, 50, went into cardiac arrest after returning to the station
The FRC will create an advisory committee on firefighter physicals to spearhead communication and outreach efforts