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
In four years, 122 people had to be rushed to hospital after accidents caused by pedestrians using cellphones
Matt Turlington has lost more than 100 pounds since he started an exercise program offered by the fire department
Cindy Schuenke has had 96 surgeries, many of them on her left hand; her medical bills have totaled more than $1.5 million
The station is expected to remain closed until Jan. 1, 2015, while the district has its heating and air conditioning systems cleaned
There are new developments in PPE for Ebola-like viruses and efforts to make firefighting PPE standards more accessible
A complete firefighter rescue includes EMS activities; here’s what on-scene commanders need to know for all downed-firefighter operations to work
Surviving a line-of-duty death as a cohesive department is not easy; we must acknowledge the loss and the heartache and seek support from others
Batt. Chief Lowell Strock fell nearly 20 feet from a ladder while performing maintenance on a station heater
Investigators recommended annual medical evaluations, exercise stress tests, vital-sign checks and the completion of a health screen questionnaire
Colleagues gave him nonperishable’s to help feed his family of five and also threw a benefit in his honor to raise money
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Chief Joe Montopoli died in his sleep Monday night; the cause of his death was not disclosed
It was the first time the pair had worked side-by-side as part of the same crew
Officials are now training firefighters to let them know it’s OK to ask for help
Tom Hancock was chief for 16 years and led his department to become one of the first in the state to be ALS certified
Despite the encouraging trend to address mental health in the fire service, there is still resistance and misconception
The firefighter was taken to a hospital for evaluation; no other injuries were reported
Cancer is that thing that happens to the other firefighter, until it happens to you
