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.
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Being a good apparatus operator starts in the station, extends to the street and carries over to the fireground
Jairus ‘Matt’ Pierce’s kidney function is at 17 percent; if it goes down to 12 percent he’ll be forced to go on dialysis
Choeurlyne Doirin-Holder, 39, hurt herself while conducting a routine check of equipment
Fire Boat 1 Capt. Walter Szelag died of an apparent heart attack on his last boat shift of the season
The fire chief sent a letter to the judge asking that he be given jail time since he had ample opportunity to come clean
The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act must pass out of four key committees and secure agreement on a way to pay for it
Daniel Lyon still hasn’t regained use of his hands and it will take time to get his body functioning well enough to go back to work
The medical center is the first in the state and aims to fill the void in the area’s public health care
All firefighters, paramedics, ambulance crew members and command staff will be tested yearly
COMPLETE COVERAGE
The video encourages first responders to get a cheek swab to build a national registry of potential bone marrow matches
New discoveries in the relationship between a person’s genetic makeup and their chances of developing PTSD holds promise for firefighter health
By pulling a page from the military’s playbook, we can reduce firefighter injuries and deaths
Kevin Davison and Doug Folkins said the song aims to raise awareness and help other responders dealing with mental health issues
Andrew Andras said the long shifts and dedication of being a firefighter aided in his world record-breaking success
Capt. Brian Cherveny was diagnosed with throat cancer last year and underwent two surgeries
When Derek Geppert was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder, his wife was diagnosed with cancer
The IAFF trained firefighters how to recognize the warning signs of depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts and substance abuse
After David Weatherbee was a regular caller at the fire station, firefighters were determined to locate his family
Chief Matthew Mann was transporting an inmate when a driver crossed the centerline and struck the van head-on
