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.
Researchers are taking on the monumental task of finding a verifiable, measurable method for removing contaminants for firefighting turnout gear
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David Millett, 62, requested EMS to his home for difficulty breathing; he died when medics arrived
Nearly a year after Capt. Bill Dowling was critically injured, his wife still wants answers about what happened, what started the fire and what went wrong that day
The firefighter was attempting to extinguish a grass fire at his residence when he suffered a cardiac arrest
Veteran firefighter Dustin Hawkins suffered second- and third-degree burns on his face, neck and forearms
Robert Knight, 64, died May 1 in Washington, D.C., where he was attending a Congressional Fire Services Institute event; the cause of death is yet to be determined
Here I am, naked and exposed in a public forum, making a confession that, quite frankly, scares the crap out of me: Hi, I’m Kelly, and I suffer from depression
No firefighters were hurt at two apartment and one single-family home fires
The legs look like a robotic hover-cot of the future or something seen in a science fiction movie
A firefighter, and town employee, lost a leg at an incident last month; the policy amendment would make the position of the town clear in the future
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Sean Patrick Farnand, 46, a paramedic captain, was fired after coming to work with blood-shot eyes and breath smelling of alcohol
There are traditional sports like basketball, baseball, and hockey, as well as more unique competitions like the toughest competitor alive contest
Firefighter fitness is crucial to reducing injury and minimizing rehab time. Here are 5 ways you can keep your body in great shape
The firefighter created a GoFundMe account to raise money to buy more air conditioners for people in need; he’s already up to $1,600
Both injured firefighters were released from the hospital within 48 hours of the stabbing and are expected to make a full recovery
Three members from the Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad reached the plane and secured it on the steep terrain in preparation for recovery efforts
Throughout Lt. Stu Tudor’s recovery, his fellow firefighters have given up vacation days or have worked on his behalf so that he can retire and get his pension
At one point, the firefighter had a handgun held to his head and was contemplating suicide
Four firefighters were checked out for heat-related problems and one firefighter was transported to a hospital for treatment
The firefighter was transported by ambulance to a hospital, where he remains hospitalized
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