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.
Capt. Bill Dowling lost both of his legs and suffered brain damage after getting trapped in the deadly motel fire on May 31
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Special trucks made trip to keep firefighters hydrated because of day’s heat
Avoiding dehydration when battling summer blazes: How one department approaches the problem
Back-to-back fires and extreme temperatures take toll on volunteers
Firefighter Rocky E. Dunkin fell unconscious while assisting medical personnel at crash scene
Apartment fire leaves one dead; firefighters treated for a range of injuries
The 24-year-old was found unconscious at the scene and later pronounced dead at the hospital
Firefighter Ronald Keddie of Sheridan Fire District suffered apparent medical emergency while getting ready to respond to call
62-year-old fire chief died at his home of an apparent heart attack after returning from a call
Firefighters caught with drugs, alcohol in their systems are taken off duty, may enter substance abuse counseling program
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By July we had the same number of line of duty deaths as we had for all of 2012
David Brody, 41, died after he had answered a call and became ill later at home
Details of the injury and cause of death are unknown at this time
Chief Matt Frantz, 42, died from a heart attack within 24 hours of responding to his fire station for a mutual-aid call
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The firefighters forced their way inside his burning home and found him in the thick of the fire using thermal imaging cameras
Firefighters face a greater risk of cancer, and gene therapy has the potential to reduce death and suffering
One firefighter fell on the ice while battling the fatality fire; one suffered bruised ribs and the other broke an ankle
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Chief Pierson suffered an apparent heart attack; efforts to revive him were unsuccessful
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