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.
The eerie timing of the firefighter safety summit and the Houston tragedy are a reminder push for greater firefighter safety
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Firefighters found the body of a man who did not survive, about 15 feet inside the home
The department has joined forces with the Crisis Response Network in Maricopa County to create a unique crisis phone line for firefighters
The WTC Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program at Stony Brook has cared for 6,000 first responders, and videotaped their stories
The residents, including five adults and one infant, escaped the blaze without injury
While placing a ladder back on a fire truck, the firefighter pinched his finger between the ladder and a ladder bracket
The industrial strength washing machines push out toxic particles from firefighter clothing
The pair were taken to a local hospital while many other firefighters were treated on scene
Paramedics treated him at the scene
Legal to-and-fro began in 2004 when he failed a National Fire Protection Association eyesight test and was taken off active firefighting duty
Responders and other victims with cancer will continue to be excluded from federal help for people with illnesses
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One firefighter was sent to a local hospital with apparent dehydration
Two firefighters suffered heat related injuries and the other was a back injury
One suffered minor to moderate injuries to the hands, shoulders and face and the other suffered heat exhaustion
They had heat exposure-type illnesses along with an issue with somebody getting hit in the head with some sheet rock
Officials have not released the names of the injured firefighters, but all of the injuries were minor
The humidity and heat added additional stress on the firefighters
John Appleton, 62, served as chaplain for the Malden Fire Department was also a pastor
We owe it to our brother and sister firefighters to learn as much as we can about suicide warning signs
Three firefighters and at least four residents were treated for smoke inhalation and heat exhaustion
The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation engages its support network in West
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