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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Institution arrives in wake of 6-year veteran Firefighter Justin R. Moran’s charges for felony crack cocaine possession
Chief Nolan “Goat” Pittman went to hospital and walked into emergency room, but his condition worsened afterward
Fellow firefighters tried to resuscitate Lt. Mark Morrison before he was taken to hospital
24-year-old needs brain surgery in Los Angeles
An elderly resident died after alerting others to the fire, firefighters rescued five
Firefighter and EMT Wehterell had 35 years on the department
Retirement party delayed for chief who re-engineered department after Sofa Super Store fire that killed 9 firefighters
Firefighter Chad Settlemyre was treated at scene, transported to hospital, but died Monday in Hickory, NC
Fire Marshal Matt Waller had been with department for 29 years, served as fire marshal for past 15
Runoff from commercial buildings, where firefighters don’t know what’s inside, is bigger hazard than runoff from house fires
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The firefighter was treated for a shoulder injury after he was hurt while moving something in the burning apartment
Efforts such as pink duty shirts not only draw awareness to breast cancer, they also raise funds
Joseph Keefe, a 26-year veteran, was out riding his motorcycle when a van pulled out in front of him and then took off
LeRoy Murphy was conducting fire service training when he felt ill; he served more than 20 years
She suffered serious burns and a judge set her free saying he did not believe it would happen again
J Phillips, an Asheboro firefighter, was recently diagnosed with Stage IV Salivary Gland Cancer; it’s one of the rarest forms of cancer and less than one percent of Americans have this disease
He began making t-shirts and selling them to raise money for her mounting medical bills
The kit contains field dressings, tourniquets, and gauze that could save a child’s life in an emergency
Fire Chief John Allison was first stricken after responding to a trailer fire; he suffered another episode at his home a few days later
Not taking fitness serious is an invitation to injury and illness; here’s a look at some of the equipment options to keep you in shape
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- N.Y. lawmakers unveil bill to close funding shortfall in 9/11 health program
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- IAFF sues NFPA to remove PFAS from protective gear
- Conn. Senate to vote on bill that would give firefighters new cancer protections
- NFPA calls IAFF lawsuit over PFAS in bunker gear misguided, ill-informed, meritless