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Photos, videos: How police, fire and EMS agencies participated in First Responder Wellness Week

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

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Photo/Parkchester Police Department

By Editorial Staff

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.

Our inaugural First Responder Wellness Week, which ran from March 27-31, 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. Every day, we tackled a different issue impacting the health of first responders, including nutrition, sleep hygiene, mental well-being and healthy coping strategies.

Below, we have rounded up the top #FirstResponderWellnessWeek social media posts from police, fire and EMS agencies nationwide. These agencies fully embraced Wellness Week to ensure their employees are physically and mentally fit.

Did your agency participate in this year’s First Responder Wellness Week? Send us a social link and we’ll add it to our roundup. And don’t forget to mark your calendar for the last week in March 2024 as we look to continue our #FRWW efforts again next year.

https://twitter.com/ParkchesterPD/status/1640567202209316866 https://twitter.com/ParkchesterPD/status/1640856788026245120 https://twitter.com/ParkchesterPD/status/1641237848413143046 https://twitter.com/ParkchesterPD/status/1641685020262662145 https://twitter.com/ParkchesterPD/status/1642028742020046848 https://twitter.com/austinfiredept/status/1640483601320910849 https://twitter.com/NREMT/status/1641103496727388162 https://twitter.com/NLEOMF/status/1641250893440991232 https://www.instagram.com/p/Cqc4esIuJle/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CqYeDzFLpfA/ https://www.facebook.com/WhitehouseFire/posts/668116752026744 https://twitter.com/NationalSheriff/status/1640353781903933442 https://twitter.com/ginnydickey/status/1641111241182814209 https://www.facebook.com/responderwellnesscoalition/posts/129123090096569

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In conjunction with our upcoming First Responder Wellness Week (March 27-31), the Hurst Neighborhood Walmart graciously donated snacks and drinks to our department. We appreciate having such supportive businesses in our city! Pictured below with Walmart staff are Sgt. Charnock, Sgt. Bruner and Officer Miranda.

Photo/Hurst Police Department Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/charlestonfire/posts/603759165127948 https://www.facebook.com/charlestonfire/posts/604298155074049 https://www.facebook.com/charlestonfire/posts/604886675015197 https://www.facebook.com/charlestonfire/posts/605504924953372 https://www.facebook.com/charlestonfire/posts/606044631566068 https://www.instagram.com/p/CqT7WCYDimo/?hl=en

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