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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Greensboro responders are grappling with the tragedy, and the fire department deployed its peer-support team to the scene
Minnetonka firefighters are trying to help Tim Tripp, who is in a coma
Nine Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue firefighters and a medic unit responded after the injured driver slept overnight in the cold trunk as water got into the vehicle
The survivors have claims worth more than $10 million, attorneys for the families said
Mental health experts are issuing advice to coworkers and family members about the warning signs of someone struggling with the deaths
Crews found one of the victims sprawled out on top of the elevator; the other victim was underneath the elevator
Research shows that “it’s not how much conflict you have but how you work through that conflict that makes the difference”
Though it might be hard to find the time, it’s important for spouses of first responders to focus on their own needs, too
With American Rescue Plan Act money, the city plans to offer $3,000 signing bonuses to 550 new hires
“[Joshua] Eisnor was responsible for protecting the Malden community. Instead, he dishonored his noble profession,” said U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollin
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Sarah Tierney, wife of Buffalo Firefighter Jason Arno blames negligence, cites conscious pain and suffering and wrongful death
Brownsville EMS providers transported several injured people to hospitals
Fire service leaders, families gather in Emmitsburg for the annual service
Watch this year’s tribute, which honors 79 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2022 and 65 firefighters who died in previous years
“Often times we don’t really deal with our own getting hurt or being injured, so this is difficult for us,” said Capt. Jaeson Daniels, DeKalb fire spokesperson
The organization is hosting public and private events in person and is offering ways to participate from anywhere
Structural damage has prevented firefighters from entering the Newburyport building; EMS providers transported four PCI Synthesis/ SEQENS workers
Syracuse EMS providers transported the injured crewmembers and evaluated a disoriented person
Lt. Samod Rankins said he is “happy to be back,” but also is continuing his suit against New Haven
A third injured person was treated at the scene in Aurora
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