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.
Applicants got advice on failing memory tests, feigning symptoms and described fears of planes and tall buildings to support PTSD claims
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He told the court the irrational thoughts that drove his behavior in the weeks after his son committed suicide have disappeared
The firefighter suffered a minor leg injury and was taken to a local hospital
Officials said McGrone inhaled some of the fire’s thick, black smoke after part of his face mask fell off
The dogs visit fire camps to comfort wildland firefighters after their stressful shifts
He will receive multiple skin grafts to his hands, wrists and arms after receiving second-and third-degree burns to those limbs, and some injury to the top of his head and an ear
Two firefighters had flash burns to their faces, but the injuries are not considered life-threatening
He later experienced three more heart attacks while in the hospital where he dies some 3 weeks later
He was taken by helicopter to a hospital where he was listed in stable condition; his hands and arms suffered the worst damage
Family, friends and fellow firefighters gathered to remember 33-year-old firefighter who died of cancer
Lt. Ryan Emmons lost his arm when a tractor-trailer collided with his fire truck
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There have been 18 suspensions or firings at the department related to DWI allegations during the past 5 1/2 years
Alcohol and other substance abuse is a serious issue that requires root-cause investigation and correction to have any meaningful impact
Bedbugs can and will get in your turnout gear; the nature of PPE makes eradicating them all the more tricky
Capt. Ian Buckley spent 8 days in the ICU, had 4 surgeries and was released with a vacuum pack sealed tightly around his leg to keep the wound clean
David McCrady was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2013, a condition possibly caused by the exposure to smoke and toxic fumes from responding to fires over the years
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Exposure to chemicals, carcinogens and other contaminants accumulated over a firefighter’s career can cause cancer years later
It’s not known what is in the 1,000 55-gallon barrels that leaked from the scene
Asst. Chief William Wiita, 47, was found unresponsive following a medical run
The 68-year-old volunteer firefighter Richard Choate was found in cardiac arrest in his vehicle following a fire alarm
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