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
New technology designed to provide advanced protection
Strengthening exercises and body awareness can help prevent back injuries
One firefighter suffered from the heat, but returned to the fire line after being treated and cooling off
The bill would provide workers’ compensation; senators rejected attempts to make the bill apply only to volunteer responders
Firefighter Paul Torres was injured when ammunition and other items exploded at a house fire
Firefighters and emergency medical personnel continued to have decreased lung function up to seven years after 9/11, a study found
Commissioner Salvatore Cassano is asking lawyers to review the doctor’s disability pension meant for firefighters with job-related heart ailments
Based on LODD records from 2009, April has been the deadliest month for firefighters
The firefighters was treated and released at the scene of a mobile home fire in San Jose
Number of first responders with cancer is in line with general public
COMPLETE COVERAGE
When the scene is vastly different from a typical fire, the rehab and EMS response must match that need
Left untreated, heat-related illness can lead to death, but sound rehab practices can prevent or mitigate these problems
Special trucks made trip to keep firefighters hydrated because of day’s heat
Avoiding dehydration when battling summer blazes: How one department approaches the problem
Back-to-back fires and extreme temperatures take toll on volunteers
Firefighter Rocky E. Dunkin fell unconscious while assisting medical personnel at crash scene
Apartment fire leaves one dead; firefighters treated for a range of injuries
The 24-year-old was found unconscious at the scene and later pronounced dead at the hospital
Firefighter Ronald Keddie of Sheridan Fire District suffered apparent medical emergency while getting ready to respond to call