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.
The East Haddam firefighters named the kitten, who was treated with pet CPR and oxygen administration, Soot
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Simple ways to support firefighter behavioral health following a potentially traumatic event
West Firefighter Edward Hykel was injured in the 2013 fertilizer plant explosion
Former Chief Jeff M. Pfeiffer served with the Deptford Fire Department for 50 years and was an organ donor
Some FDs offer peer support, trauma symptom education and encouragement to get help, and leaders and younger firefighters show attitude changes
More than two dozen injured men were transported to hospitals in “delicate-serious condition,” said the National Immigration Institute in Ciudad Juarez
Minton “Butch” Beach previously served as director of emergency services for Edgecombe County
The new bill would make permanent a 2021 law that offered early retirement with a reduced pension
The medical team uses a technology-enabled system to help La Crosse crewmembers tailor their workouts
It’s critical to carve out time for yourself; otherwise, your life will become all about work
Keeping a journal isn’t for everyone, but you can redefine what journaling means to you
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Mount Vernon Firefighter Lamont Killian, Jr. collapsed while fighting a residential fire
Lower body injuries, such as knee pain and lower back pain, are found present to a high degree in the fire service community
Volunteers want more mental health services, increased staffing to relieve stress and culture change to eliminate lingering stigma
While Brockton firefighters were addressing hot spots, a firefighter below was struck by charred debris dislodged from the house
The MagneGrip PRO nozzle reduces diesel exhaust and diesel particulate matter, helping keep your members healthy at the station
The friendship began when New Hartford Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Brad Swarts got a call from an elderly woman on his work phone
The project, aimed at thoroughly assessing the occupational risks first responders face, has received an initial funding boost of $249,000
South Adams County Fire firefighters and Commerce City police officers were at the scene of the separate crash when they were struck
Henderson County Firefighter Richard “Rick” D. Miller served as a driver for Station 1 since 2021; he was 69 years old
Highlighting the most eye-opening results from the annual state-of-the-industry survey
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- Let your choices lead; your feelings will follow
- 3 FDNY firefighters critically hurt in wind-swept house fire; 19 others suffer minor injuries
- FSRI releases investigative report from Ga. fire where 4 firefighters were injured
- Neb. firefighter burned in rare smoke explosion
- Owner of downtown L.A. building that exploded, injuring 11 firefighters, avoids jail time