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
Lt. James Garris: “The only thing I was able to get out was, ‘mayday, mayday, mayday.’”
He fell through the attic into a room that was not burning; he was released from the hospital and is resting at home
Capt. Dwight Greer, 44, collapsed while playing basketball at the firehouse; fellow firefighters were unsuccessful in saving him
It is any firefighter’s worst nightmare and it happens more often than you would think
Many families have deep roots in the fire service; here’s one family that kept their fire service family tradition alive
Jamie and Teresa Kuchyt’s marriage of two firefighting families gives them an incredible combined 150 years of service with the fire company
In 1995, he was thrown from a fire truck that was responding to a building alarm; he was never able to walk again
It will ban four chemical fire retardants that some fear are responsible for a dramatic rise of cancer in firefighters
Training on duty, proper lifting motions and physical ability testing are hot-button issues that science is addressing
After the shock of hearing his own address dispatched, he radioed that no one was in the home
COMPLETE COVERAGE
The funds will be used to create multi-station exercise equipment at every station to supplement the treadmills and exercise bikes currently available
The department is pursuing a $3K grant that would buy 15 vests
Measuring the scope of the firefighter suicide problem has always been tough, these studies add data and a prevention model
As part of the new labor contract signed in 2015, firefighters must undergo a physical exam every two years and will be screened for medical conditions
Four firefighters suffered heat-related injuries, and one suffered an electrical shock
Joseph Brady was discharged Wednesday after suffering a heart attack while battling a blaze
The new program helps taxpayers and hospitals by giving assistance to the most at-risk patients
Of the 15 injured, eight were transported to the hospital
Residents heard an explosion before the fire broke out
The firefighters suffered heat stroke, a heart attack and a nearly severed arm
