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 spiritual leader who worked closely with firefighters was killed, along with his wife and three children; their 15-year-old son was arrested for their murder
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If we fail to maintain the delicately balanced pH levels in our bodies, we put ourselves at risk for disease and in some cases death
Vandergrift No. 1 learned firsthand about that dangers of heart attacks when they lost a lifelong member in 2004
We may still be considered America’s heroes, but in a time when everyone is struggling to make ends meet, nothing is guaranteed
One firefighter suffered a cut on his face, another hurt his leg when a stairwell collapsed and a third suffered fatigue
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The fire destroyed the Derry house and left one firefighter hospitalized with difficulty breathing
Soldiers aren’t allowed to operate if they were putting themselves, other soldiers, or the mission at risk, so why does the fire service?
‘I wouldn’t be here today if it weren’t for those four guardian angels,’ says fire captain
Funding limit ‘may mean that people are not properly or adequately taken care of’
The measure passed by Congress Wednesday would provide up to $4.2 billion in new aid to survivors and responders, $2 million less than originally proposed
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The study examined factors like deadlines, hazards, competitiveness, etc.
The firefighter in question has agreed to settle for $30,000
Crews from more than a dozen communities helped to battle the blaze
Chief, union officials say policy needs a method to wean firefighters off light duty
140 kits to treat cyanide poisoning are being shippped
More than 300 firefighters from 102 departments battled the blaze for nearly 24 hours
The fire has burned for more than 17 hours
The most seriously injured firefighter in Wednesday’s apparatus crash with a semi had his severed arm reattached, with the next 72 hours critical to its success
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One firefighter was struck by debris, another suffered heat exhaustion
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