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.
The fire damaged three vacant buildings and brought units from several departments, including those who set up rehab to warm firefighters
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Working with a corporate sponsor, to managing a larger team to, live-fire demonstrations, IFRM broke new ground
Investigators believe the fire started in the attic and the cause was likely an electrical short
Aiden, who was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia at the age of 1, always wanted to be a firefighter
Johnathan Davis was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor; his parents said his goal was to become a fourth generation firefighter
Public safety culture is changing, with it perhaps the notion that responders are immune to emotional injury from traumatic events
The department improved firefighter recovery time and decreased the incidence of heat stress with versatile new gear from the TECGEN PPE brand
Firefighters get the best of both worlds with the TECGEN PPE brand’s alternative to turnout gear
New technologies have been integral in improving safety, efficiency and effectiveness of firefighters
A woman is recovering from serious burns after her husband drenched her in gas and lit her on fire for dancing with another man at a party
The first of its kind treatment program caters to the unique stresses and needs of emergency responders
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A lactate meter will tell when firefighters are at the point of exhaustion or extreme dehydration
This virus presents a significant health concern and is spurring a substantial public health response
The attorney general filed charges against the water treatment plant manager at the fire academy
Firefighters suffering with cancer don’t have the luxury of time to wait for the research to prove beyond a doubt that it’s job-related
A firefighter-paramedic and a nurse who were shopping at the store performed CPR; the man called the response a “perfect storm”
Scot Kelsh was terminated after poor performance reviews; he was given six weeks to find a new job but was unable to
Captain Peter Larlee died after falling ill while repairing an ambulance at the station
The New York bill would extend coverage beyond injuries sustained in the line of duty
Chief Larry Gilman remains in intensive care; a second injured firefighter was treated and released
The man jumped from a second story window and instructed his wife to throw the children to him; the fire is suspected to have been caused by an electrical issue
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