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.
Ted Wilson helps fellow firefighters deal with stress, including after the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing
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Also an EMT, 21-year-old Jason Schroyer has suffered a debilitating spinal condition that threatened his ability to go on calls
Are we lazy, complacent, or maybe just stupid when it comes to wearing our personal protective equipment at all times?
Behavioral health issues are as much a threat to a firefighter’s overall safety as building construction, reduced staffing and response times
There was heavy fire showing on the first floor of the two-story home when firefighters arrived
About a dozen firefighters were treated for heat-related injuries; no residents were hurt
It seems to me that we should be able to make training both realistic and safe
Having ice water immersion rapidly available and keeping trainees well hydrated could have prevented the death, investigators said
A 2009 Assistance to Firefighters Grant paid 80 percent of the cost of the devices
