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 IAFC president – the “chief of chiefs” – surrounds himself with passionate people who support the mission and the organization
FITNESS IN FOCUS
Stretching can help overcome some of the common muscle tightness that occurs naturally over time
Jeff Rothmeier was transported to the same hospital where his daughter recently had a kidney removed
We MUST check the status of smoke alarms at vacation properties, sleepovers, hotels … anywhere and everywhere our kids stay
The proposal has been disputed by insurance firms and municipal interest groups who fear the bill would overburden towns and workers’ compensation insurers
The crewmembers were transported to hospitals and appeared to not be seriously injured, officials said
A driver in a Chevy Avalanche pick-up reportedly T-boned the rig at an intersection and kept on driving
Chief Marc Bashoor joins a special live Better Every Shift to discuss what it really means to be a healthy firefighter
Out of the total $95 million, $61 million has been awarded so far to 237 agencies
Austell Firefighter Bret Langston’s daughter didn’t have time to get to a birthing center – a bunk room would do
Lost Acres Fire Department members are hosting a fundraiser to support the firefighter, who escaped with his dogs
COMPLETE COVERAGE
The Orange County Fire Authority program helps firefighters with stress and serves as a liaison to additional mental health resources
Firefighters pinpoint their top stressors and acknowledge the impact of stress on the quality of service provided
Firefighters feel generally positive about the job, but they report high stress, and many have considered leaving their organization
Forest Bend Fire Chief John Norris was with other firefighters fighting a blaze in Friendswood
The Waterloo fire chief also hopes to lessen stress on his crew by buying a new front-line ambulance for Station 3
Dr. Derrick Edwards – a firefighter, professor, counselor and chaplain – details psych concepts that impact firefighter work and home life
Capon Valley Firefighter Ronald Maurice Strosnider fell ill while on the call
The story of Billy Moon, a heroic fallen FDNY firefighter, and the people whose lives he has saved
Nobody should care more about your health than you do; take the time to find some testing resources in your area
Two paramedics and two EMTs were allegedly drunk during a retirement party at their Bronx station
