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
Firefighters are bombarded with toxins when they fight fires
Federal officials who administer the program say it will face challenges by February and will have to start shutting down by next summer
Mental health is now just as important as physical health in the department’s total wellness program
The rig was purchased through funds raised by fallen firefighter Michael Kennedy’s mother; she said she needed a project to focus her energy on after her son died
Firefighter Richard Crosby, 67, suffered a cardiac arrest during a fire call on Sept. 24; he was taken off life support
The firefighter, who has stage 4 colon cancer, battled for two years to have his illness classified as work-related
Rod Wasson will recuperate at his family home; part of his recovery will include outpatient therapy to regain his strength and lung function
The 15-year-old Fire Rehab Services is operated by volunteers who take food and drinks to fire scenes
Kevin Dowell wrote a $2,400 check to spend on equipment and training; he also gave firefighters an antique plate to display at the firehouse
Lifting with your legs should happen naturally, but many firefighters suffer from a lower crossed syndrome and are unable to do it properly
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Beth Csukas suffered a serious brain injury after the truck she was driving slid on an icy spot and crashed into an unoccupied vehicle last January
The state currently covers seven types of cancer it assumes firefighters get from their job
The risk of dying was about 30 percent lower in weekend warriors and insufficient exercisers versus those who were inactive
Firefighter Ed Kranski, 50, said to never be satisfied and always train, educate and strive to be the best
The Hialeah Fire Department has on-call peer counselors available around the clock
The department reported worker’s compensation claims from overexertion dropped 42 percent
In a recent interview, Rob Tackett said he had an instant connection with the German shepherd puppy
The family found their garage full of gifts donated by the fire department and family friends
Tiffany Moyes, 19, will join 2,000 other firefighters in the annual stair climb, which raises funds for cancer research
Barbara Fudge said she was speechless when an available heart was ready for her
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