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.
Firefighter Jack Hancock Jr. said he jumped into action putting his years of first responder training into use, helping his dad during a heart attack
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Saving a fellow firefighter’s life starts with know the signs of cardiac arrest
Three others were also severely injured in the factory explosion
The bill passed by Australian state government will include volunteers and retirees
About 75 firefighters battled the oceanfront resort fire
After a firefighter with underlying heart issues died during a training exercise, NIOSH recommends keeping an eye on heart health
Fire Chief David F. Cobb was put on paid leave in July after being arrested for larceny of a drug and obtaining drugs by fraud
The men were taking part in a physical fitness test when one of them collapsed from a heart attack
Capt. David Tatum reported feeling ill while at the scene and later collapsed at home
When medical insurance wouldn’t cover the cost of a surgery for stomach cancer, fellow firefighter stepped up
A coroner believes Chief Don Felton suffered a massive heart attack and died in his office
COMPLETE COVERAGE
The firefighters were hospitalized with minor injuries; arson investigators are on the scene
William Scott Tanksley, 40, with Dallas Fire-Rescue, died after falling off a bridge while working an accident on a bridge over an interstate
Poyen Fire Capt. Dennis Channell, 54, suffered a stroke while on a medical call Sunday night
The firefighter was given first aid at the scene before he was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead
It’s not clear whether the firefighter, who is in his mid 40s, fainted or had a heart attack, but when he struck the ground, firefighters needed to immediately administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation
The outrage directed at the accused puppy-shop arsonists should be carried over to all arson fires for their threat to our health and safety
Two firefighters were taken to a hospital with minor injuries; the third firefighter was treated at the scene for minor burns
Chief James Wilber, a 40-year veteran, died at a hospital after being transported by colleagues
Munster Fire Chief James Knesek, 59, had been the chief since 2005
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
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