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
About 200 firefighters battled the fire; one firefighter was hospitalized with burns to the neck
Three firefighters rested on stretchers and took oxygen provided by EMT’s before they were taken to city hospitals
Even without a purpose-built (or modified) vehicle, there are many relatively simple things fire departments can do
They were taken to an area hospital in noncritical condition after suffering mild heat exhaustion
He was among the 200 responders who answered the call in what was later discovered to be one of the worst illegal chemical dumps in the nation
One firefighter was kept overnight at a hospital, where he was treated for heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation
They were on the scene after 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina and the shootings at Virginia Tech
A civilian called 911 after finding him lying on a paved trail, unresponsive and not breathing
A total of four tanker trucks were employed, along with two other apparatus
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Rachel Bailey’s skull was severed in a car accident
Despite shooting the firefighter and vet in the abdomen, the shooter’s plea requires a 7-month sentence
The department is advocating breast-cancer awareness in chaplain’s honor
The documentary follows the 22-day bicycle ride from Fla. to NY to commemorate 9/11 anniversary
The son of a Dallas firefighter who inspired videos and photos died peacefully at his home
While we cannot wipe out cancer, understanding its nature and the special risk to firefighters allows us to take steps to reduce its occurrence and severity
He was performing a search grid task when the incident occurred
Like strength training, diet and rest, yoga is ‘prehab’ that allows firefighters perform better and spend less time in rehab
Family expresses gratitude for support and help locating the missing firefighter
The former firefighter was taking a cross-country train from Calif. to Canada but was discovered missing in Chicago