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 move comes after one firefighter recently got sick; the chief said some of them are the size of small puppies
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David McCrady was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2013, a condition possibly caused by the exposure to smoke and toxic fumes from responding to fires over the years
Which one do you think completed the challenge first?
Exposure to chemicals, carcinogens and other contaminants accumulated over a firefighter’s career can cause cancer years later
It’s not known what is in the 1,000 55-gallon barrels that leaked from the scene
Asst. Chief William Wiita, 47, was found unresponsive following a medical run
The 68-year-old volunteer firefighter Richard Choate was found in cardiac arrest in his vehicle following a fire alarm
Bad food, exercise and lifestyle choices will shorten your career and your life; keep on top of all three early
A question posted recently on Quora asked, “How do firefighters view LODDs?”, Firefighter Zac Boyd gave his opinion on the topic below. Check it out and add your own thoughts in the comments.
Cast your vote to settle this tie, once and for all
The fire chief described Kevin Ollier as a passionate firefighter/medic who cared about his patients
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The company officer sets the stage for how firefighters use and clean their PPE to protect themselves from occupational cancers
The department’s Behavioral Health Task Force was created to get firefighters to talk to each other and help deal with their high-stress lifestyle
All three firefighters are resting comfortably at home and will continue rehab at a burn unit
The firefighter received CPR on scene, was revived and transported to a hospital for surgery
Not every firefighter reacts the same way to a bad call and a cookie-cutter debriefing may do more harm than good
The guidelines are specific to first responders to better diagnose and treat post-traumatic stress disorder
The free interactive training will quickly and widely disperse accurate information to departments across the country
Officials aren’t sure if firefighter Larry O’Neil died while en route to the scene or when arriving; they believe he suffered a heart attack
The move was spurred by departments across the country seeing a spike in cases of firefighter PTSD and suicide
The Montgomery Blue firefighters won their second straight world championship; the team finished at 1:05.55
