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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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The habit? Working out with your dog in ways that support movement, recovery and routine
Learn how to choose the right pet for your shift schedule, energy level and emotional needs
Looking to supplement your income? These side jobs are perfect for firefighters
From the common areas to personal spaces, it’s time to declutter and clean up
A volunteer firefighter and mental health advocate died along with his oldest son while trying to save the younger
With the right investment and buy-in, mentorship programs can facilitate skill development, career advancement and improve firefighter retention
Vital firefighter-focused programs are coming to a screeching halt as a result of the recent NIOSH layoffs, undoing thousands of hours of work by dedicated researchers
The Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program and the WTC Health Program are also casualties in this latest government program reduction in force
Access to the NFR has been disrupted following federal layoffs, prompting questions about the future of the firefighter cancer-focused research program
NIOSH faces layoffs of staff working on firefighter safety initiatives like the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer and line-of-duty death investigations
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We all need someone to rely on during the difficult — as well as not-so-difficult — times
Detailing simple steps to reduce exposures and improve long-term health
Loveland Fire Rescue Authority celebrated the grand opening of a new health and wellness center and burn building, facilities designed to support firefighter health and realistic training
Taylor officials, firefighters and community leaders gathered to mark the rededication of Station No. 2, part of a major renovation project enhancing living and working conditions for first responders
Learn valuable strategies to achieve the station you need
Assistant Chief Mike Binney and Data Analytics Manager John Morrison detail how their departments are employing these tools

Today’s Public Safety professionals face new and evolving challenges every day. The expectations of the communities you serve have never been higher, and your duties have never been more complex. In recent years, you have been asked to “do more with less” – less funding, less staffing, and less innovation from your legacy technology providers, which has left you underserved.

Oracle recognizes the importance of the work you do, and we have set out to make a meaningful difference in how you deliver on your oath to service. We recognize that you operate in a data-driven world, and we are actively developing technologies to assist you with identifying, storing, and acting on critical data – in real-time.

Oracle’s unified public safety hardware and software suite provides first responders with the advanced tools to boost efficiency and enhance real-tome situational awareness, which can help improve issue resolution.

We’re on a mission to make first responders’ working life simpler, safer, happier, and vastly more productive. We’re developing technologies to make this possible- building trust between first responders and the communities they serve, with the ultimate goal of saving lives.

Staffed by retired volunteers, the canteen from Independent Hose Company delivers hot meals, snacks and hydration to crews during incidents across Frederick County
Firearms instructor Todd Fletcher went from a competitive power lifter to a retiree managing pre-diabetes and high blood pressure, showing the impact of shift work on wellness
From smartwatches to hydration, here are four mission-ready picks to help you build strength, regulate stress and stay fit for the job — and for life