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.
He fell through the attic into a room that was not burning; he was released from the hospital and is resting at home
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Artist Greg Doster presented 15 of his own paintings to volunteer fire departments across the state to thank the firefighters for saving his life
New survey results show that the fire service is doing a better job of cleaning and repairing its turnout gear than it did 10 years ago
One firefighter suffered a minor injury in a fire that destroyed the building
The impact of the collision split his truck in two; firefighter Michael Blake broke his neck in the crash
Multiple doctors said he wouldn’t live, but firefighter Rob Kramer is going through physical therapy and misses working
Firefighter Earl Harrington became pinned between a fire truck and another vehicle which struck them due to low visibility from the fire’s smoke
Officer Dennis Guerra, 38, was declared brain dead Wednesday; his partner, Rosa Rodriguez, is still in critical condition
The firefighter was taken to a hospital after suffering chest pains at the scene of the fire
Here’s how and why to protect your department when the insurance company’s interest conflict with the fire department’s
Chief George Underwood, 64, was on a call working to unblock a culvert when he collapsed and died
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Fire commissioner: Chief failed “to take precautionary measures to ensure the safety of the public and members of the department”
James Donnie Keith responded to a mobile home fire and went into cardiac arrest later at his home
Lt. David Knapke, 55, was taken off life support after tests revealed brain damage incompatible with his wishes for life
Most of the time, emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics respond to non-urgent emergencies but there are also “rough” calls that are traumatic and disturbing
Lt. David Knapke’s heart stopped for 20 minutes right after he and other firefighters finished putting out a house fire
After losing his father, who was also a firefighter, in a tragic accident, Josh decided it was time to change his life
There have been seven suicides over the last four years; officials think part of the problem is the department’s system of rotation
Firefighter David Bourget, 59, was about to leave to work a fireworks display detail when he fell ill on the station’s driveway
Lt. David Knapke, 55, was flown to a hospital after the incident; officials say he’s in stable condition
