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.
Chief David Dangerfield wrote a post about PTSD on Facebook before telling dispatchers where they could find his body
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The sheriff’s department said the woman was 32 years old and had been on the force for two years; her husband had worked with the Los Angeles County Fire Department for five years
Lawmakers called on Congress to prevent expiration of the James Zadroga Sept. 11 Health and Compensation Act, which is set to expire next year
Daniel Lyon, 25, is responding well to treatment, but is in constant pain from the treatment of burns he suffered over 60 percent of his body
Shane Clifton, 38, said he wasn’t feeling well after exercising; he leaves behind two children
His SCBA came loose while conducting an interior attack; he likely breathed in super-heated gasses
Randolph Mantooth uses Facebook to say that he has successfully finished cancer treatment
Fire Chief Robert Forezzi Sr., 61, served every job on the Albany Fire Department in his 40 years, including chief from 2006 until he retired in 2013
The partnership between the two fire departments comes as a result of both mounting campaigns to raise awareness about increased cancer rates
Amanda Bernier was diagnosed with ALS last year, just two weeks after she found out she was pregnant; she’s hoping Jimmy Fallon can help find a cure
The mother-of-two blamed her illness on inhaling dust particles
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Asked to reflect on the most profound issue or events to impact the fire service going forward, here’s what four leading experts said
The nonprofit, Hero Pups, matches canines with first responders and veterans who suffer from PTSD
Dale McNeill went into sudden cardiac arrest in October; he is now heavily sedated in the hospital
Oakland’s volunteer chaplain discusses his role and personal stress from assisting Ghost Ship responders and survivors
Oakland fire Capt. Christopher Foley is helping spearhead a nascent PTSD program aimed at providing peer counseling and support for his fire colleagues
Fire lieutenant: “Every single person that was there that night is replaying in our minds, wondering if there was anything we could have done better”
Canine Angels Service Dogs said when firefighter Rob Greco donated Rudy, they had no idea he would be matched with another firefighter
The rise of the extremely potent drug is a troubling new reality for a country already reeling from an opioid epidemic
Here’s an overview of what naloxone is and how responders are helping curb the opioid epidemic
State law only offers benefits to volunteer firefighters who suffer from lung cancer, whereas career firefighters receive coverage for over 23 types of cancer
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