Every day, around the clock, our nation’s first responders give it their all.
The job is uniquely rewarding. It’s also uniquely challenging, with physical, mental and emotional impacts.
First Responder Wellness Week is dedicated to providing resources, support and community to help public safety personnel better understand the mental and physical health risks that come with the job.
Join Lexipol, FireRescue1 and our partners from March 27-31 to focus on your health and promote the wellness of your personnel. Each day we’ll focus on a different topic, providing shift briefing videos, webinars, articles, podcasts and more, all within the overarching theme of being a “Resilient Responder.”
The wildly popular sport is a great workout for firefighters and EMS professionals
The Irving Police Department and Irving Fire Department combined forces to offer EMDR therapy, an employee health clinic, wellness incentives and much more
Has the deeply rooted tradition of stifling emotional vulnerability led to the disproportionate number of suicides among men?
Many agencies shy away from fitness testing for first responders, but annual tests can gauge the health and occupational readiness of your personnel
From cardiac care to supplements and yoga, Better Every Shift answers your questions from the live podcast event
Jeff Dill details the early days of the Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance and its ongoing mission to provide support for first responders
First Responder Wellness Week was designed to provide resources, support and community to help public safety personnel better understand the mental and physical health risks that come with the job
With evidence-based strategies, you can reduce your stress and avoid burnout
Mindfulness techniques and takeaways from an eye movement desensitization and reprocessing training course
Researchers have identified four common sleep disturbances experienced by public safety personnel
The Dallas Cowboys quarterback reminds first responders that “taking care of yourself mentally and physically is critical to serving, protecting and uplifting our communities”
To track your nutrition, you need to see what, when and how much you actually eat
Take our survey to measure how your department stacks up when it comes to supporting employees
A quick scroll through these influencers’ pages will inspire you to get off the station couch and hit the gym – or at least consider it!
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