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.
FITNESS IN FOCUS
The James Zadroga 9/11 Health Bill seeks to provide free medical coverage for responders and survivors who were exposed to toxins after the attacks
Even as we prepare in many locales for cold weather rehabilitation, there is no time like the present to prepare for another hot summer
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said Monday that trimming the cost of the first responders’ health care bill from $7.4 billion to $6.2 billion has addressed concerns of some of her colleagues
Nearing retirement, he said he would have preferred to spend his last few years fighting for the city rather than fighting against it in court
Volunteer Fire Chief Jimmy Tuberville was a fire service veteran of more than 20 years
Supporters were three votes short needed to proceed with the bill that would have provided as much as $7.4 billion in health care and compensation to 9/11 responders
Cool Draft suggests considering this model for any department in need of a rehab SOP
Nine firefighters who worked at a South Side station died from cancer over 13 years
The decision to allot the funding was reinforced by the death of a volunteer firefighter who was killed by a heart attack
COMPLETE COVERAGE
“It starts ringing and it becomes an instant reminder that this person is human”
The N.Y. firefighters are joining a national effort, Cycle for Survival, to raise money for cancer research
Federal investigators thing Chevron firefighters may have accidentally set off the blaze when working to contain a small leak
Firefighter Silva tackled the 140-mile course in bunker gear to raise money for a group that assists cancer-stricken firefighters
The pharmacy, linked to a fungal meningitis outbreak that killed 44, filed for bankruptcy in December
The firefighter complained of chest pains and was rushed to the hospital
Properly cleaned and dried turnout gear is safer and will last longer; here’s what to look for when shopping for a dryer
The boy told police he planned to go to populated areas and kill randomly, then die in a gun battle with police
The 32-year-old firefighter was named ‘rookie of the year’ when he joined the North Texas fire department
Passing out, even briefly, can be a sign that a firefighter has life-threatening health issues; a trip to the hospital is always in order
