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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The purpose of the bill is to make it easier for firefighters to make workers compensation claims if they develop cancer
Learning how to brace the abdominal wall prior to lifting will give us the mechanical advantage needed to prevent injury while on the job
Family members endured burns, smoke inhalation during apartment fire
After suffering a stroke, Pittsburgh Fire Captain James Petruzzi fought back to recover and has returned to his job
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey agreed to the deal after months of negotiations with a law partnership representing thousands of responders and laborers
Firefighter-Paramedic Dave Williams, of the Austin Fire Department, covered a range of issues responders face
Firefighters participated in testing of various methods to determine how effective each is
Sleep Apnea-plagued firefighters and emergency medical services responders now have access to an easy-to-use sleep-time mouthpiece
The annual USFA firefighter fatalities report listed 90 on-duty deaths; heart attacks remained the leading cause of death
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The study suggests possible links with prostate, thyroid and a type of blood cancer
Firefighter Mike Solberg has battling brain cancer
Responders are speaking with counselors, trying to recover from the trauma of dealing with one of the worst mass shootings in US history
There were no shortage of product advances in 2012, yet several stood out among the rest
Having been at the epicenter of an active shooter incident earlier this year, Aurora, Colo. Fire Chief Mike Garcia understands Newtown’s hurt
Details continue to emerge from today’s tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
Firefighters are forced to sleep in trucks or in personal vehicles to avoid being bitten
The large, toxic blaze sent 10 to the hospital, prompting the chief to err on the side of caution
Running to the rig and dressing on the fly adds to firefighters’ risk and stress, erasing the value of any time savings