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.
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The Retired Firefighters Association contacted the city last year to report that the disabled firefighters did not receive the proper cost of living adjustment as required by law
William Coleman led police on a multi-city manhunt where he allegedly stole a car, set a car on fire and threatened a man with a gun
Fire Lt. Bruce Stayner, 49, died from an apparent heart attack following a call
Firefighter Donnie Miller died within 24-hours of a department sanctioned training session
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There were eight paramedics, two trauma doctors, and an assortment of firefighters and EMTs swarming her home that day
Former Fire Chief and volunteer firefighter Thomas Gerald Lee, 67, died after suffering a medical emergency while battling a house fire
Firefighter Dwight Hilton, 57, went into cardiac arrest while fighting a wildfire
Paramedic Gerald “Garry” Hammer suffered a fatal heart attack after arriving home from a 12-hour overnight shift
The firefighter was taken for x-rays and is expected to be OK
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He also expressed gratitude to everyone who supported him, through small gestures like walking his dog and sending a basket of treats
Taking a close look at firefighter injury numbers points to several ways rehab can reduce those injuries
You responded to a firefighter with eye pain and blurred vision; did you get the treatment steps right?
You are working the rehab area at a working structure fire when presented with this firefighter and his ailment; what do you do?
They believe an informational packet with recovery resources, along with a home outreach program, will help addicts recover
Leaving your stress at work is a challenge for everyone; for firefighters, it’s even more important
Leaving the home after speaking with the man’s family, officers found firefighters finishing the mowing
“No matter how many times he gets knocked down, he’s there,” Mayor Philip Cimino said
The circumstances and firefighters vary, but leaving for the last time touched them all deeply; here are some of their feelings
The 41-year veteran headed home after 36 days in the hospital for injuries sustained in the fire that killed firefighter Lt. Randy Parker
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