Firehouse: FRCE Hosts Successful Firefighter Functional Fitness, Wellness Workshop at FDNY Fire Academy
FRCE Hosts Successful Firefighter Functional Fitness, Wellness Workshop at FDNY Fire Academy
Every firefighter in the country wants to be fit for duty. Firefighter health, wellness, and fitness is at the core of operational readiness, resilience, and long-term career sustainability, but many ...
On August 22 and 23, the First Responder Center for Excellence (FRCE) hosted a highly successful two-day Functional Fitness and Wellness workshop at the iconic FDNY Fire Academy. There were attendees ...
Functional fitness involves exercise to improve balance, coordination, strength, and endurance to enhance the ability to perform activities of daily living. Practically, functional fitness training ...
During firefighter I class, we never did do any roof work. So I have absolutely no experience with ventilation on the roof or any roof work at all. So firstly, is there any courses or ways to gather some experience with this so Im not a complete idiot when I am one day ordered to get on the roof? Any suggestions on roof work?
The U.S. Fire Administration has reported that an Arlington Volunteer Fire Department firefighter in Philadelphia, Mississippi passed away in the line of duty. Franklin Eubanks collapsed while performing fire supression operations toward a grass fire on October 25. Eubanks' cause of death yet to be determined.
I am a relatively new career firefighter and work in a city that it is hard to afford to live in on my salary. An alternative is to move across state lines for about an hour commute to the station every third day.