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.
Firefighter-medic Judy Rottinghaus donated a kidney in 2010; crews are challenging each of the state’s 99 counties to register 100 people in 100 days
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Capt. Dwight Bazile, 57, spent two days in critical condition after suffering a cardiac event
Capt. Dwight Bazile collapsed after exiting a house fire; he is in critical condition
The study evaluated 20,000 firefighters from three major cities over nearly 60 years and the amount of time spent on the fireground
Today’s 911 call centers are staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year with police and fire dispatchers and 911 call takers.
Fire officials argue higher payroll costs can be offset by reducing injuries and expenses tied to medical leave
Cardiac-related incidents remain a leading cause of firefighter death and injury. Here are 10 things all firefighters can do in five key areas to improve their heart health
Assistant Chief R.G. Bidwell, 72, served with the department for 30 years before retiring 15 years ago
It was so cold that icicles hung from the end of the firefighters’ hoses; no injuries were reported
The firefighters in the station were getting colds more often; it’s the second station to have a mold problem
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Sam Young approached police officers and firefighters on multiple occasions and asked for money, sometimes as much as $1,000
Overexertion is a major issue for firefighters – refer to this infographic to identify these serious warning signs.
You must be a certain type of person – driven, competitive, organized – to be drawn to a career in firefighting.
Funding and the unseen groundwork lead the barriers to faster firefighter cancer research and results
John Morris Davis Jr., 45, suffered a heart attack while helping victims in an overturned vehicle; he leaves behind a wife and three kids
Volunteer firefighter Steven Lapierre, 58, was a 40-year fire service veteran
Now playing at the Theater of the Absurd: A chief who forbids sleep; here’s hoping it’s a limited run
The bill will benefit firefighters who suffer from cancers known to result from exposure to heat, radiation or a known carcinogen
With his life nearly destroyed and suicide his only option, firefighter Scott Geiselhart grabbed a lifeline
Tyler Johnson, 24, was with another EMT when he suddenly became lightheaded and collapsed
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