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.
Firefighter Richard Crosby, 67, suffered a cardiac arrest during a fire call on Sept. 24; he was taken off life support
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The $50,000 AFG grant will pay for exhaust-removal systems at two of the department’s stations
Cotten duty uniforms replaced synthetic blends that can melt to the skin; they also received a second set of turnouts
Seven perscription pills were taken from a patient while the captain and a medic crew were on a medical call
State police provided the free flight because the volunteer firefighter was hurt in the line of duty
Former AHA president: “It’s been at least a decade since we’ve had a breakthrough of this magnitude”
The safety commission found that specially designed furniture fabric is far more effective at preventing fires than adding flame retardants to the foam underneath
School trustee said of fire cadet Katerin Romero: “She was a natural leader, respected by her fellow academy cadets.”
Applicants got advice on failing memory tests, feigning symptoms and described fears of planes and tall buildings to support PTSD claims
The firefighters were hospitalized for treatment of smoke inhalation and heat exhaustion and are expected to recover
Which one do you think completed the challenge first?
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The fires and region-wide haze are an annual dry-season problem, but experts warn the current outbreak is on track to become the worst ever
Colleague: “He was an extremely well liked and popular member … and we are utterly distraught that he has gone.”
Jacob Hawthorne was diagnosed with stage four Hodgkin lymphoma; firefighters surprised him with the kind gesture during his 17th birthday party
Brendan McDonough said he is suffering from PTSD stemming from the June 2013 loss of 19 fellow firefighters
The firefighters and medics use dancing, signs to encourage and inspire a department veteran
The state association that handles workers’ compensation claims for cities is appealing a decision last month to award benefits to a cancer-stricken Texas firefighter
Even in a fight that lasts all hours of the day, fire officials stressed that rest and recovery are also an important part of the battle
Daniel Lyon, 25, who suffered burns on more than 60 percent of his body, is walking and using the hospital’s gym
Neighbors saw him in his vehicle and thought he was asleep