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
Engine Company 66 has been empty since Dec. 18 after a firefighter was taken to the hospital after becoming dizzy and light-headed
Firefighters were able to save one of the four children left alone by their mother, who was sentenced to jail time
Firefighter Joseph Bove, 53, collapsed at home after responding to a call of a gas leak earlier in the day
The Vulnerability Assessment Program will allow fire departments to assess levels of risk to firefighters
Gordon Routley unpacked 10 years of LODD statistics
One firefighter fell down a stairwell while stretching a hoseline; both went to the hospital for treatment and were later released
John, a firefighter of about 20 years, spent six months in the hospital; he is still in rehab for a “severely broken” left leg and a shoulder injury that leaves him unable to lift one of his arms above elbow level
Salvatore Cassano outlines how FDNY improved its safety performance and what new programs it is rolling out
Fire Chief Jamie A. Peite, 43, was participating in pumper training and began to not feel well but thought it was not serious
The best and brightest in the fire service will be looking at this and how to prevent LODDs
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Capt. Pete Dern’s family said the gesture made his face light up
One of the garages contained chlorine that emitted toxic gas when it burned causing several firefighters to suffer respiratory injuries
Timothy Gunther, 54, was trying to rescue a victim when he collapsed; it’s the department’s first line of duty death since 1971
A true story of a child drowning and the interruption, pain, loss, and grief that doesn’t go away for the would be rescuers
Behavioral health specifically is increasingly being recognized as an area of significant threat to our firefighters due to the rigors of the profession
The story is based on an unnamed source close to the department; FDNY officials did not comment on the allegations
Six weeks after graduating from high school, he was pursuing his dream of becoming a firefighter when a drunk driver plowed into his car
Whether evacuating, protecting in place, or both, firefighters need a great deal of planning and understanding for emergencies at senior-care facilities
The lawsuit alleges that the city knew of the toxic levels of radon gas in its fire stations during the time he was employed
They opened up about PTSD and mental health issues as part of a critical incident stress management team meeting
