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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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
Scientists have documented elevated levels of an asthma-like illness among many workers who helped clean up after 9/11
Crews doused the flames from a distance because ammunition stored inside the shed began to explode
A recent rehab study compared active and passive cooling devices for firefighters
AF is the most common cardiac rhythm disturbance and failing to treat it properly could result in an eventual stroke
Three simple ways to take care of yourself during even your busiest day
The “Training, Responding and Returning Home Alive” class lasted several hours and emphasized health and wellness
