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
Adams suffered third- degree burns over 45 percent of his body when a garage roof collapsed
Here are a few ways to easily integrate antioxidants into your daily diet to boost your immune system and help you get well sooner
There is often a chaotic scene as burn victims are usually pulled out of the fire early, which easily distract responders
Under certain conditions, firefighters who have been shocked on the fireground may not need to be transported to a hospital
Fire service needs to tell NFPA committee about its needs, issues and what it considers to be a priority
A NIOSH report says Volunteer Firefighter Trainee Ryan Wingard’s underlying medical condition caused his death
Bob Abate spends his free time training for ultratriathlons and will attempt the longest continuous running race he has ever run
Measures firefighter should take as study shows Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus can be found on apparatus, PPE and in the firehouse
COMPLETE COVERAGE
5 firefighters were injured, 1 seriously, in blaze that destroyed Walker Community United Methodist Church
The NFPA report on 2011 firefighter fatalities is great news, but more hard work lies ahead
Number of on-duty fatalities dropped for 3rd consecutive year in 2011
Assistant Fire Chief Donald Suggs, 55, was member of Summerville Fire and Rescue Department
Here’s how to have food that is good for the body and the taste buds
It appears that a retired firefighter killed his wife then took his on life in the couple’s Houston home
50 types of cancer can now be added to illnesses covered for those exposed to the aftermath of 9/11
University of Cincinnati study: Firefighters are 2 to 3 times more likely to develop cancer than general public
Firefighter Frank Duck spent 29 years as firefighter and paramedic in Hanover until dying of pancreatic cancer
Simple techniques and tips can make those fire station meals memorable, in a good way