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
The news from West, Texas reaffirms that firefighters make mistakes like everybody else, and that we need to discuss these issues to reduce those mistakes
Efforts to revive the 31-year fire veteran by fellow firefighters were unsuccessful
Firefighters kept the structure fire from spreading to a nearby wooded area
Kevin Hall’s death is the third line-of-duty death in Oregon this month
Both were treated for heat exhaustion
Two of the injured suffered heat exhaustion as more than 1,400 firefighters battle the blaze
The firefighter placed his hands on a sofa that had plastic on it and the plastic melted to his gloves, burning his hands
Carbon monoxide can show up in places where you least expect it; don’t get caught with your guard down
He said his neurologist later described it as a fainting incident brought on by intense dehydration
Seventeen fire companies responded to the scene, along with 7 ambulances and a rescue squad
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Bad food, exercise and lifestyle choices will shorten your career and your life; keep on top of all three early
A question posted recently on Quora asked, “How do firefighters view LODDs?”, Firefighter Zac Boyd gave his opinion on the topic below. Check it out and add your own thoughts in the comments.
Cast your vote to settle this tie, once and for all
The fire chief described Kevin Ollier as a passionate firefighter/medic who cared about his patients
The $50,000 AFG grant will pay for exhaust-removal systems at two of the department’s stations
Cotten duty uniforms replaced synthetic blends that can melt to the skin; they also received a second set of turnouts
Seven perscription pills were taken from a patient while the captain and a medic crew were on a medical call
State police provided the free flight because the volunteer firefighter was hurt in the line of duty
Former AHA president: “It’s been at least a decade since we’ve had a breakthrough of this magnitude”
The safety commission found that specially designed furniture fabric is far more effective at preventing fires than adding flame retardants to the foam underneath
