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.
Woman was unresponsive in the driver’s seat, with a bucket of unknown liquid and containers of muriatic acid near her
FITNESS IN FOCUS
There are two ingredients you need to look out for to protect your health and wellbeing
At a large fire, multiple people, many with vitals outside of the normal range, come through the rehab sector
Smokejumper Dylan Reeves, 37, was hit by a drunk driver in stolen truck
Mark P. Reed now dons a different uniform, as a member of the Lancaster Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Volunteer Firefighter Michael Esposito served with the department for 21 years
Isocyanic acid easily dissolves in water, which makes it possible for the acid to also dissolve into moist tissues in the body, including the lungs
The father of four served with FDNY for 25 years before retiring in 2009
R.I. mayor calls for review of disability pensions
At the heart of the plan that will guide the department through 2013 are five key goals
Two minutes into the video, a firefighter collapses
COMPLETE COVERAGE
A suit filed by FDNY firefighter who alleged his Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) rights were violated when he was forced to retire because of lung damage
After suppression activities he complained of shortness of breath
The proposal to subsidize firefighters’ gym memberships was scuttled after failing to receive support from a majority of the towns’ boards of Selectmen and Finance
Five residents, including the property owner, escaped unharmed
Fire chief: “Dale was as good a man as you would find. Dale loved helping people”
A number of representatives expressed concern about the BMI rating system because it doesn’t calculate fitness of individuals
The United Nurses Associations, alongside a representative from the Murrieta Firefighters Association, said the practice is creating a “dangerous situation,” for patients who are in need of the most critical care
MRSA is now killing more people than HIV, and it loves to live in and around firefighters
Martin Walsh had a cardiac arrest while en route to a garage fire
The firefighters sustained minor injuries on a fire that rekindled
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