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.
Fire chiefs play two critical roles in identifying and correcting firefighter mental-health issues – at both the macro and micro levels
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Leslie “Les” Fryman was a passenger in a tanker responding to a structure fire when he went unresponsive
Fire Chief Michael Haines had served with the department since 1973
Cliff Sanders, 55, died of a stroke; this is the first line of duty death for the department
Chief Larry Glass, who served as chief for 11 years, first joined the department as a junior firefighter in 1974
He was transported to a hospital, where he suffered a heart attack and died
The ready-to-consume packets contain a sports drink, water, fruit puree, snack bar, branch chain amino acid chews and an anti-bacterial hand wipe
Researchers said most of the stress was due to the physically dangerous and psychologically taxing nature of the job
Derek Hogg is a few months shy of being able to qualify for a disability pension that would help his wife and two young children
Some departments are requiring firefighters to leave all their gear and equipment in the garage before washing up and entering common areas
If you are thinking about competing in the World Police & Fire Games, now is the time to get serious with your training
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Even seemingly low-level noise over time can damage hearing and lead to additional health risks
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
Firefighters need food that heals, not poisons that harm, while making them feel good at the same time
Katie Holloway, 22, joined the same station where her mother was stationed when she began her career in 1988
The now famous photo of a firefighter’s wife breastfeeding their infant in a turnout coat sparks questions about why he got in trouble
After a July 2015 diagnosis, doctors expected Miller to be fighting fire no earlier than October; he was hoping for this summer and beat both expectations
Firefighter Beth Csukas suffered a serious brain injury when her car slid on ice and a parked highway department truck
Deciding how much of a firefighter’s health should be personal responsibility and how much should be mandated is a tricky proposition
Understanding how carbon monoxide attacks the body is the first step in protecting against it
Looking for a career in fire? May the odds be ever in your favor.
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