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.
“Burn” star Brendan Milewski is paralyzed from the waist down after suffering injuries in a fire; he and two others were forced to retire due to their injuries
FITNESS IN FOCUS
He came in contact with thousands of hospital patients since 2007
Original department report said Fire Chief John Wilkinson had died of cardiac disease
Volunteers and career firefighters joined forces for better compensation for fire-related cancer
Call takers responded to wave upon wave of 911 calls for help from massacre during ‘Batman’ film
Preparing to go out in the heat is critical, regardless of whether or not you end up inside a structure fire
Lt. Joseph DiBernardo Jr. survived 40-foot fall during fatal 2005 ‘Black Sunday’ blaze but died last fall of drug overdose
Heat stress was a contributing factor
Firefighter Steve Roberts ensures all competitors reach stringent standards required by games
When the scene is vastly different from a typical fire, the rehab and EMS response must match that need
Left untreated, heat-related illness can lead to death, but sound rehab practices can prevent or mitigate these problems
COMPLETE COVERAGE
The explosion left the boys, ages 12, 11 and 10, with serious injuries after they set gasoline from remote control cars on fire
While performing ground operations, one firefighter sustained a minor injury and was taken to the hospital for evaluation
The city’s first female firefighter said she was illegally fired after she set a fire in a bathtub amid a 2006 suicide attempt
Firefighter Jon Schondelmayer, 44, told crew members he was going home to get medicine and would return to the station shortly
Addressing these five broad issues should be a high priority for the volunteer fire service in the coming year
Ask your representative to the combat health-insurance requirement for volunteer employees that work more than 30 hours per week
Easing families’ burdens during the holiday season is just one example of how firefighters aid their communities
The firefighter, who may have fallen through an existing hole, was taken to the hospital and appears to be okay
Fire Chief John Wayman Sr., 69, died at his home a day after he responded to a heavy rescue incident
A firefighter suffered a fall while fighting the fire but was treated at the scene and did not need hospital care
