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.
Agencies need to take proactive steps to help responders heal and recover from traumatic-stress incidents
FITNESS IN FOCUS
It was the first time the pair had worked side-by-side as part of the same crew
Officials are now training firefighters to let them know it’s OK to ask for help
Tom Hancock was chief for 16 years and led his department to become one of the first in the state to be ALS certified
Despite the encouraging trend to address mental health in the fire service, there is still resistance and misconception
The firefighter was taken to a hospital for evaluation; no other injuries were reported
Cancer is that thing that happens to the other firefighter, until it happens to you
Fire Chief Digital Edition - Winter 2016 focuses on how far we’ve come in helping firefighters and what our next steps are
Scott Geiselhart is now traveling to fire departments across Minnesota speaking about suicide prevention and awareness education
These three exercises address power, biomechanics and endurance, and rotational stability — all key for firefighting and EMS duties
COMPLETE COVERAGE
No matter how conditioned we think we are to death, losing a fellow firefighter to cancer never gets easy
Firefighting is a tough job, and firefighters need to know it’s OK to talk about it
Firefighters are exposed to high-stress and emotional incidents. Here’s how to help when they need it.
Starting a yoga program now can help you cope with the stress of being a firefighter
Capt. Joseph Fontaine earned the ninth highest test score, but was not promoted to rank of battalion chief
Lt. Wayne Smith wasn’t supposed to be playing in a hockey game the night a man collapsed on a bench from a heart attack
Statistics show that 10 to 30 percent of fire and EMS providers will at one time or another suffer from PTSD
Wally Ching was undergoing an annual firefighters’ physical when doctors diagnosed him with kidney disease
The state measure would guarantee access to a behavioral health counselor trained to deal with issues facing responders
Over 50 percent of responders believe their supervisor will treat them differently if they bring up their mental health concerns
