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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By professing to focus on safety while ignoring obvious violations we are essentially lying to ourselves
The emergency crews carried them to help them rehydrate and lower their body temperature at the same time
One firefighter was taken to a hospital with elevated blood pressure and dizziness
Capt. William Dowling was severely burned in the motel fire and had his legs amputated
Future advances, purchasing tips and care and maintenance advice are all topics on the table during the SCBA discussion
Regular and thorough inspection is critical to SCBA performance, but so too is the paper trail for that work
Changes to NFPA standards mean a functionality revamping for the next generation of SCBA
We gave readers a chance to weigh in on the worst thing about their SCBA
The eerie timing of the firefighter safety summit and the Houston tragedy are a reminder push for greater firefighter safety
Only one firefighter, Capt. William Dowling on Engine 68, is still hospitalized
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But, neither federal nor Idaho fire officials require contractors to meet fitness requirements
Not all station wear is created equal; here’s what NFPA certification means and how it evolved
The unregulated supplement is popular for weight loss and energy, and is easy to go from safe to lethal doses
Firefighter Kenneth Marshall Jr. was behind the wheel of a fire engine just leaving the firehouse when he suffered a fatal heart attack
Deborah Feairheller is conducting a study to come up with ways to fight line-of-duty related heart attacks
The rule requires firefighters to engage in a fitness regiment eight out of 10 days
The study said cardiovascular events, often related to diet and weight, are the leading cause of firefighters’ deaths in the line of duty
Use these 10 steps to best serve special needs patients
Lt. Stu Tudor, 54, was put in a medically induced coma while his injuries were assessed
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