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.
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Lt. David Knapke, 55, was flown to a hospital after the incident; officials say he’s in stable condition
Capt. Maria Silva, a 15-year veteran, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer; she has been left with no income and no medical benefits to help her pay for care
The meeting had to do with keeping the firehouse open year-round to provide better emergency service for residents and visitors in the remote area
Fire official: “They don’t want anyone to know that they are having problems or that people think they are weak so they make errors.”
Three firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion; fire chief credits mutual-aid departments for containing fire
The serial arsonist set five fires in one year and admitted getting high watching things burn
Both firefighters were taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries
The woman was found stabbed to death in a bathroom, and the firefighter was found hanged in a bedroom
An arc of electricity jumped from the lift, which was still touching the power lines, over to the firefighter as he changed position and stepped closer to the machine
For up to nine months, firefighters reported regularly hearing rats scamper in the space between the first and second floor
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As hard as I tried, I couldn’t protect our children from every episode that ripped through our house. Here’s our story.
Experts said it sounds an alarm about the long-lasting impact of PTSD and depression on the brain
James Daniel Munns treated a toddler for heat exhaustion after being pulled from a hot car
Funeral services for Derek Ruthkosky were held Wednesday, where an honor guard of fellow firefighters participated
IAFC is accepting nominations until Sept. 2 for firefighters or EMTs who are in financial need due to a severe injury
Firefighters who play pipes can reduce the risk by sanitizing the instrument after each use and telling their doctors about their playing
At least 10 firefighters were hospitalized for heat exhaustion
Each team will prepare 40 pounds of chicken and three pork loins for the blind voting in the “Battle of the Badges” cook-off
The IAFF study also claimed that firefighters are 14 percent more likely to die from cancer
The sleeping quarters were renovated after the night crew reported getting bitten
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