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.
After having a golf-ball-sized tumor removed from his brain, Chief Hemphill foregoes retirement to continue his service
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Stu Tudor was struck by lightning in the parking lot outside a soccer stadium; he has been transferred to a rehab center
Dave Blank told a nurse he wanted to wear the shirts from other departments to help him get through his chemotherapy treatments
Kevin Olguin lost a three-year battle after being diagnosed with two brain tumors
This time of year, there’s no escaping the heat; here are some tips to prevent heat-related illnesses in firefighters
Getting firefighters to and keeping them in rehab is a challenge; these steps for better efficiency will make that job easier
Which one do you think completed the challenge first?
But, neither federal nor Idaho fire officials require contractors to meet fitness requirements
Not all station wear is created equal; here’s what NFPA certification means and how it evolved
The unregulated supplement is popular for weight loss and energy, and is easy to go from safe to lethal doses
Firefighter Kenneth Marshall Jr. was behind the wheel of a fire engine just leaving the firehouse when he suffered a fatal heart attack
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Shane Clifton, 38, said he wasn’t feeling well after exercising; he leaves behind two children
His SCBA came loose while conducting an interior attack; he likely breathed in super-heated gasses
Randolph Mantooth uses Facebook to say that he has successfully finished cancer treatment
Fire Chief Robert Forezzi Sr., 61, served every job on the Albany Fire Department in his 40 years, including chief from 2006 until he retired in 2013
The partnership between the two fire departments comes as a result of both mounting campaigns to raise awareness about increased cancer rates
Amanda Bernier was diagnosed with ALS last year, just two weeks after she found out she was pregnant; she’s hoping Jimmy Fallon can help find a cure
The mother-of-two blamed her illness on inhaling dust particles
Firefighter Ben Miller, 31, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in July 2015
Lawrence Sesso, 40, suffered a cardiac arrest on his way home
