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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A burning trash truck was forced to dump its load in the middle of the road
The Central Oregon fire has burned 17,500 acres
The unidentified timber faller fell ill and later died at the hospital
Those afflicted with cancer and other illnesses from 9/11 will need to be reviewed through the WTC health program
Capt. Neal Smith collapsed during a smoke-diving drill, his temperature exceeded 106 degrees
His luggage, cell phone and medication arrived in Chicago, but he was not on the train
Firefighter is due back to work, days before undergoing a double mastectomy
Spotsylvania County’s fire and rescue volunteers would receive pre-membership and random drug and alcohol tests, according to a proposed policy
Federal grand jury came back with 14 charges, additional state charges have also been filed
Firefighter Harold Planchon is battling terminal cancer while his retirement claim hangs in limbo
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For those of us who make a living from the fire service, giving back time, money or energy to firefighters is a moral obligation and profoundly rewarding
Every firefighter has to take precautions against cancer from day one, but officers lead by rules and examples
The injured firefighters are expected to be OK; one suffered a minor finger injury, and the other suffered a foot injury in a ladder accident
Firefighter Cosmo Paris, 59, was returning home after an incident when he suffered an apparent heart attack
Many applicants had physical injuries that qualified them for police or firefighter disability pensions, but not for federal disability benefits
He was sick for about two weeks and died after calling 911 because he couldn’t breathe; his wife also has the virus and is in an induced coma
Faced with the cost of insurance, departments will likely be forced to reduce the number of hours firefighters can volunteer or eliminate benefit programs
We need to take a closer look at why there was a rise in trauma-related firefighter fatalities
Chief Harold Schapelhouman returned to work eight months after breaking his neck in a fall at home; he lost the use of his legs and partial use of his left hand as a result of the accident
The firefighter called a mayday after getting stuck in the basement; the firefighter was transported to the hospital for minor injuries
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