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
The guidelines are specific to first responders to better diagnose and treat post-traumatic stress disorder
The free interactive training will quickly and widely disperse accurate information to departments across the country
Officials aren’t sure if firefighter Larry O’Neil died while en route to the scene or when arriving; they believe he suffered a heart attack
The move was spurred by departments across the country seeing a spike in cases of firefighter PTSD and suicide
The Montgomery Blue firefighters won their second straight world championship; the team finished at 1:05.55
The fires and region-wide haze are an annual dry-season problem, but experts warn the current outbreak is on track to become the worst ever
Colleague: “He was an extremely well liked and popular member … and we are utterly distraught that he has gone.”
Jacob Hawthorne was diagnosed with stage four Hodgkin lymphoma; firefighters surprised him with the kind gesture during his 17th birthday party
Brendan McDonough said he is suffering from PTSD stemming from the June 2013 loss of 19 fellow firefighters
The firefighters and medics use dancing, signs to encourage and inspire a department veteran
COMPLETE COVERAGE
The bill requires that firefighters working for at least a year with a department receive a lump payment if diagnosed with certain cancers
Marc Hadden helped deliver Gracie in the back of an ambulance and adopted her a day later
Encouraging firefighters to be more focused on rehab requires leadership, training and reinforcement
The test detects a protein in the blood that is present in malignant cells
Review from The BMJ confirms what many paramedics, firefighters and police officers already know about shift work and its effect on sleep
Firefighters will make the climb wearing their personal protective gear to raise funds and awareness for lung disease
Ronnie Denton was diagnosed with kidney disease 15 years ago after battling a structure fire
Research has shown that firefighters and EMTs face special risks of cardiac disease and stroke; here are 10 ways to lessen your risk
Lt. Scott Hebert, 47, joined the Salem Fire Department in 1998; he leaves behind a wife and four children
Rick Markley shared his path to becoming a firefighter, pursuing his professional career as a journalist and involvement with a firefighter nonprofit
