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.
Spartacus and Dascha will help treat and sooth firefighters who experience tragedies and stressful situations
FITNESS IN FOCUS
The firefighter was taken to a hospital by ambulance for evaluation of a minor injury
Bobby Mollere, 61, was taking part in a wildland fire training exercise when he reportedly collapsed
The firefighters were transported to a hospital for evaluation; they have since been released
Captain Jeff Bayless, 51, collapsed after participating in a training activity; he was taken to a hospital around the corner from the training center where he died
Firefighter Steven Lopes fell from a roof extinguishing a chimney fire; another firefighter also fell and was taken to a hospital and later released
Gov. Susana Martinez increased the benefit by $200,000 for the family of fallen firefighters
With the growing number of line of duty deaths this year, we asked FireRescue1 readers to share their thoughts on why this trend is rising; here are the most compelling responses
John Sadler Jr. says he’s lucky he wasn’t paralyzed after a 20-foot fall during a training exercise
In 2003, Michael Cabrera Jr. was diagnosed with congestive heart failure; firefighters are setting up fundraisers to offset costs that are accruing for his family
Bob Wall served as a member of Fayetteville Volunteer Fire Company in the late 1980s and now that he needs help company members are coming to his aid
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During this difficult time, a new paradigm has emerged: the mobile care program concept
Training officer Mike Corn, 68, was donning his gear for a fire call when he collapsed
At the center of a the controversy are a Facebook post she made that the administration deemed racist and her claim that fire stations were unsafe
James McGarrigle, 67, landed by helicopter on a roof and saved trapped firefighters from one of the city’s deadliest fires
Rescuers need to anticipate specific medical problems and patient needs as they prepare to encounter patients in a collapsed structure or debris pile
Fire chief: “When you work on a friend it’s very difficult, you don’t ever expect to do that. You work a little harder.”
Numerous attempts were made to revive 42-year-old Firefighter Andrew Zalme
Fire chief said fog, early hour and grassy area made it a “needle in a haystack search”
They responded to a man with difficulty breathing and were over come by fumes; they were all treated and released
The veteran firefighter was taken to a hospital and is in stable condition
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