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.
Fire Chief Reggie Johnson and Communications Shift Supervisor David Bradshaw address the mayday call, fill-in response, and heroic acts amid loss of life
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The team included Eldridge firefighters, Medic EMS paramedics, AirCare Emergency Transport medical staff and a surgical team from University Hospitals
“It’s hard. It’s depressing,” said Henderson Fire Chief Shawn White, a friend of Clete Najeeb Dadian, who served with the department for almost 23 years
North Park Fire member Brian “Tater” Rehnberg “was truly a blessed soul with a big heart,” North Park Fire Chief Joel Hallstrom said
Of the allocated funds, $20M will go to the Heal the Hero Foundation, which offers tech-based mental health support, community education, research and training
As Matt Myers battles Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome, his colleagues at the Shawnee Township Fire Department are grateful for public’s kindness
Two unconfirmed explosions were reportedly heard, briefly trapping two crewmembers, a Malden spokesperson said
Mequon’s first full-time firefighter-paramedic, Josh Lipp, was seriously injured in the incident
Greenfield Township VFD administrator and former 911 dispatcher James Bartels admitting to starting the fires to “give the boys something to do”
Michael Lynch had served as Boothwyn EMS chief since 2014
Hazle Twp. Fire Chief Scott Kostician and another firefighter were exiting their vehicle when it was hit by a vehicle which lost control and rolled
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We, as firefighters, have faced everything, but when faced with terminal cancer, moments of connection mean so much
It’s important to consider both the physical and mental well-being of personnel when deciding whether to begin a rehab operation
Macomb Universal Ambulance Services will provide up to 18 ambulances over 4 months to manage the summer call volume and avoid FF burnout
Understanding the physical impact on the brain can help destigmatize trauma-related injury and mitigate the impacts of trauma
Billy and Brian Goldfeder share their insights on prioritizing family amid such passions for fire service life
The simulations at the site in Lincoln tested the team’s abilities in concrete breaching, breaking, shoring, lifting and rigging
Empower and optimize your department’s team by selecting quality members, providing thorough training and future planning to avoid burnout
Chesterfield firefighter David Hart was resuscitated by other firefighters after suffering his 8th heart attack
Scott Campbell is the second San Jose firefighter to become a league referee, taking Bill Leavy’s old number, 217
5 people were injured, 3 critically, during a house fire in Pennsauken
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