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.
Alcohol and other substance abuse is a serious issue that requires root-cause investigation and correction to have any meaningful impact
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Several firefighters and residents were being treated for smoke inhalation
Henrico County firefighters no longer ‘suck it up’ after a bad call and seek help in the form of ‘911 for 911' and participate in debriefings
It’s not clear what made the firefighters sick, but the heat may be to blame
Assitant Chief Joe Darr, 62, was on medical leave after having an attack in August
Of the three injured firefighters, one injured his knee, another injured his hand and the third suffered from heat exhaustion
The firefighter was taken to a hospitall in fair-to-serious condition but was listed in good condition shortly after arriving there
Emergency workers who rushed to the Pentagon and the Pa. countryside are signing up for the same compensation and health benefits being given to New Yorkers
He was on medical leave after having a similar attack in August
He suffered the burns after he and a fellow firefighter rushed into a burning house while they were off-duty
The firefighter died of injuries sustained while battling the wildfire
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Chief J.B. Hutton Jr. reached down to pick up a hose and then fell backwards toward a fellow firefighter
Forcing firefighters to exercise and abstain from tobacco is not the best way to sell better health and job performance, but may be necessary initially
Firefighters said the program violated the law by imposing the requirement
The grievance states that the township violated the contract by implementing a participation rate for fitness work
The increased frequency and cost of leave has forced the fire department to spend millions of dollars in overtime
The union agreed to the ban in 1990, but now want its members to be able to use tobacco without risk of being fired
The department hired a sports firm to train a team of firefighters to serve as in-department fitness experts
The law, which funds treatment for workers sickened by the toxic fumes of Ground Zero, expires in 2016
Officials credit fire departments for the fewer injuries and deaths by continuing to spread awareness in school visits and open houses
Department veterans say the rookies are being allowed on light duty after suffering lesser injuries like a sprained ankle
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