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.
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Officer Rosa Rodriguez, a mother of four, was released amid cheers and applause from her fellow officers and a tribute from a bagpipe band
Methods to better test both the level of contamination and the level of “clean” are moving forward
Not properly testing SCBA face pieces put firefighters in danger now and in years to come
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, depression and other mental illnesses are not signs of weak or immoral firefighters; they are job-related illnesses that require treatment
Bill Whitmore began his fire department career in 1946; he is in his 65th year as a volunteer firefighter
Part of a ceiling crossbeam struck firefighter Matthew Clapp while battling a fire; he’s now on the mend four months later
Ted Drake, a fire supervisor at the Honor Conservation Camp, suffered a cardiac arrest while participating in a pack test for red card certification
Opponents say it will strain budgets and invite fraudulent claims
Retired captain Lito Lemus underwent emergency surgery to clear a blockage in his heart; he is in stable condition
Firefighter Robert Sweigart was being treated for his second bout of leukemia and was going home because his treatments weren’t stemming the disease
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Officials are also working on purchasing a set of back up gear for each firefighter, along with an extra protective hood
Losing a partner in this field cuts deeper than in most; here’s a reflection on my recent loss and what it means to me
“I want to thank everyone and their prayers. It really mattered. I could feel their support,” said Capt. Pete Dern
One firefighter suffered heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation; the other received a minor neck injury caused by a fire hose
The organization, Real Fire Wives of America, is teaching classes to help families prepare for what life will be like once their loved one is a firefighter
For a Milwaukee medic, it is important to leave his stress at the station and not bring home the violence he sees on the job
The smoke from dozens of fires burning in Saskatchewan travel high into the atmosphere, where the upper layers have strong winds that can carry the smoke great distances
A well-trained firefighter is a safe one, but when a large-scale incident hits home factors like mental health support play a key role
By testing firefighters before and after overhaul activities, researchers hope to quantify their exposure risk to deadly airborne materials
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