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 mother-of-two blamed her illness on inhaling dust particles
Firefighter Ben Miller, 31, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in July 2015
Lawrence Sesso, 40, suffered a cardiac arrest on his way home
The fire department’s chaplain said the firefighter’s recovery is “nothing short of a miracle”
David Nondorf, 56, was diagnosed in 2011 with bone cancer after stepping in a hole and feeling something pop in his knee during a fire call
The 40-year-old career acting-captain died on duty at one of the volunteer departments where he served
They have become the first department in the country to adopt all of the nearly one-dozen recommendations of the Firefighter Cancer Support Network
Chief James D. “JD” Robinson appeared to have suffered a heart attack while on standby at a car race
Lt. James Hayes is expected to make a full recovery; he was shot twice by a suspected gang member while responding to a fire call
The nonprofit organization has 12 volunteers, many who attended a citizen fire academy; they provide help when the weather is extreme
COMPLETE COVERAGE
State law only offers benefits to volunteer firefighters who suffer from lung cancer, whereas career firefighters receive coverage for over 23 types of cancer
The pub will pour only “100 percent American-made craft beverages,” including cider, kombucha and root beer
Like any fireground activity, a well-run rehab sector begins with planning and ends with execution
The study could ultimately determine which exposures most often cause cancer
Research is showing that firefighter behavioral health problems are more long-term than single-event occurrences
Keeping firefighters and carcinogens separated takes a plan, discipline and some pocket change; here’s how to do it
Michael Willets will return to work part-time on code compliance and wants to finally learn how to play golf
Indian River Chief David Dangerfield’s death shined a light on firefighters who suffer from PTSD and the heavy nature and emotional impact of calls.
Changes in pension formulas or medical benefits in retirement have caused those in the fire service to consider early retirement or face dramatic reductions in pensions and benefits.
The organizations released their first calendar last year and raised nearly $10,000 to pay for animal oxygen masks and medical care for animals.
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