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
The firefighter, who was thrown off the ladder and onto a concrete floor by the explosion, was released after being checked out by doctors
The city wants to go to a system that would pay the firefighters at most 33 percent of the sick hours they’ve accumulated
Details are still unclear, but the injury occurred as they were shifting from an offensive to a defensive fight
Middle East respiratory syndrome is not as contagious as the flu, but is more deadly and has no known cure or vaccine
Lt. Jeffrey Newland, 50, suffered an aortic dissection four hours after going off shift
Chief Brian Sanford is stepping down because of his battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease; he’s taking a new role as chief of staff for the office of public safety
Firefighter Dakota Huddleston has a broken leg and pelvis, several broken vertebrae and a punctured bladder
Tyren Johnson is going to hang out at Engine 54 and get to ride in a truck with a Dalmatian, too
Firefighter John Thomas, 56, was a 28-year veteran firefighter and EMT
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Seven years after Tim Sanborn died of a heart attack while fighting a fire, his widow was given a lasting memorial
Fabric of the Fire Service winner Tim Moore beat cancer twice with the support of his department
Firefighter Craig Buccieri collapsed and went into cardiac arrest at the scene; he was revived by medics en route to the hospital
Firefighters found Lt. Michael Miller, 45, unresponsive at the station at about 4 a.m.
Defying a traditional father-son role, young women firefighters are carrying on a family tradition and making their fathers proud
The focus was on making good-tasting alternatives to the 600-calorie cheeseburger
In his 56 years as a volunteer firefighter a lot has happened; had his son and asst. chief not died, he’d have retired by now
Concerns started after a medical call at a home that had a heavy infestation of bed bugs
His wife said they wouldn’t be able to make it through without the generous donations, fundraisers and support of their community
The former volunteer firefighter responded to a call for help; he began CPR on an unresponsive man and revived him before EMS arrived
