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
Volunteer Lt. Roy Everett Westover was moving hose on the fireground when he displayed symptoms of a heart attack
The settlement would pay $625 million to $712.5 million, depending on how many people take the deal
Tourniquets can be an important part of EMS on the fireground if you know when to use them, which types to use, and how to remove them
Classical bleeding control sometimes doesn’t completely work, and in these cases a tourniquet may be just what you need
Knowing where to focus your attention can be the difference between life and death for a trauma patient on the fireground
Boost your heart rate, jump start your metabolism and increase your muscular endurance with this easy workout
The secret to eating healthy on duty and on the go is planning
If you love firefighting and you want to stick around, you need to make sure you’re fit for duty
Not a week goes by without memories of that fateful day at the Sofa Super Store when 9 firefighters died
COMPLETE COVERAGE
The plan is for the fire department to use the ambulance as a rehabilitation unit for taking care of fire fighters
Capt. Neil Smith died as a result of heat exhaustion following a smoke diver training session
A burning trash truck was forced to dump its load in the middle of the road
The Central Oregon fire has burned 17,500 acres
The unidentified timber faller fell ill and later died at the hospital
Those afflicted with cancer and other illnesses from 9/11 will need to be reviewed through the WTC health program
Capt. Neal Smith collapsed during a smoke-diving drill, his temperature exceeded 106 degrees
His luggage, cell phone and medication arrived in Chicago, but he was not on the train
Firefighter is due back to work, days before undergoing a double mastectomy
Spotsylvania County’s fire and rescue volunteers would receive pre-membership and random drug and alcohol tests, according to a proposed policy