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.
Daniel Lyon still hasn’t regained use of his hands and it will take time to get his body functioning well enough to go back to work
FITNESS IN FOCUS
A prosthetic brace allowed him to avoid amputation and he now has full function of his foot
Mike Thompson went to school with a woman whose 3-year-old daughter needed a liver transplant to save her life; he volunteered to get tested and was a match
We can’t wish calls that test our mettle into or out of existence; we can only better prepare for them
A fleet of vehicles from the fire department and other agencies arrived shortly before noon Friday
Firefighter injuries have been rising as the number of firefighters has been shrinking
The responders and the ambulance were isolated after the transport; they’ve been sent home but will be monitored for 21 days
Chief J.B. Hutton Jr. reached down to pick up a hose and then fell backwards toward a fellow firefighter
Forcing firefighters to exercise and abstain from tobacco is not the best way to sell better health and job performance, but may be necessary initially
Firefighters said the program violated the law by imposing the requirement
The grievance states that the township violated the contract by implementing a participation rate for fitness work
COMPLETE COVERAGE
The Comedian continues his advocacy to renew a law that provides health benefits for first responders who became ill after the Sept. 11 terror attacks
Jack McNamara, 9, held a sign that read, “Don’t let other dads die! I miss my dad, FDNY firefighter John F. McNamara.”
Capt. Zach Clevenger, 30, was found unconscious the morning after a fire
Those using the Zadroga Act as a political bargaining chip need to be called to task for their actions
The Heart to Heart strategy, started by the NFFF, is to reduce cardiac disease and death in the fire service
Batt. Chief James Costello, 52, died the day before Thanksgiving; officials continue to urge Congress to reauthorize the Zadroga Act
Richard Ares flew off a porch while fighting a fire, landing on his back and fracturing his spine; the back of his head required 10 staples
The science of proteins shows that training in the heat may be the best rehab strategy
Fellow firefighters tried to save Capt. Paul Sanderson, 48, but were unable to revive him
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