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.
Jack McNamara, 9, held a sign that read, “Don’t let other dads die! I miss my dad, FDNY firefighter John F. McNamara.”
FITNESS IN FOCUS
He completed the biking and swimming in under 10 hours and finished the marathon in just under six
All three have been sidelined from their primary jobs as firefighters and the second jobs that help them make ends meet
He was an avid firefighting photographer, an honorary FDNY assistant chief and also Firehouse Magazine’s long-time editor-in-chief
Researchers are hoping to find out whether exposure to toxic chemicals increases the risks of breast cancer in female firefighters
This is the first year the firefighters are wearing pink shirts to spread awareness
The fire department has done a number of activities to bring breast cancer research awareness to the community
A proposed bill would cover specific cancers that are likely caused by the toxins in the fires
Chief Bruce Kilmer, 60, was off-duty when he suffered a fatal heart attack at his home
He believes he may have gotten sick after responding to a call of a PCP lab explosion last year
As with any emergency operations strategy, flexibility and adaptability are essential for an effective response
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He honored retired firefighter Ray Pfeifer, who spent months digging through World Trade Center debris searching for firefighters’ remains, with a key to the city
Here’s a look at why treating a firefighter with high blood pressure must be handled differently than treating civilians
Charles Adam Jr., 47, became ill and momentarily lost consciousness while participating in a search and rescue exercise
Chief Bowker relives the event that ended his career and nearly his life and examines ways firefighters can avoid dying from heart failure
Louis “Pop Pop” Patti, 67, suffered the injury after returning home from a vehicle extrication
Ernie Bouthiette went into cardiac arrest due to arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia; he didn’t know he had the heart condition until he woke up in the hospital
Capt. Willie Ratliff, a 35-year veteran, was two shifts away from retirement; he was remembered as tough and loyal
Capt. Jack Rose went into distress while in the basement of a chimney fire
Firefighters have been following special procedures to prevent them from taking any bedbugs home
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