Wellness

Incorporate breathwork into your daily routine to build resilience and mind-body balance.  You owe it to yourself.

Throughout our time spent as a firefighter, you must sometimes do a self-check, hit the reset button, and remember that you chose this career for better or worse - though sometimes it's hard to predict what the worst looks and feels like.

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Everyone knows that resentment ruins your mindset. But did you know it can also wreak havoc on your physical body? Nelson Mandela said that resentment is like drinking poison yourself, but expecting your enemies to die from it. Resentment is never a good feeling to carry around, yet we’ve all experienced it in some capacity …

You know you need to put in the work, but it’s hard taking orders from someone other than your chief. Injuries and firefighting — these two things go hand-in-hand. From overexertion to strains and sprains and other debilitating injuries, a job in the fire service is risky business. Even with the best efforts, well-developed operating …

Prioritizing one’s health is critical when navigating the rough waters of menopause. Menopause is rarely a topic of discussion around the firehall, but it’s a biological transition that all female firefighters face. While saving lives on the frontlines, female firefighters are going through “the change of life” — and for some, this can include debilitating …

Ever wonder why some firefighters are grumpy and appear that they aren’t having fun anymore? Getting old sucks, it’s true that grumpy old man syndrome is a real thing. Don’t be its next victim. In the 1993 comedy Grumpy Old Men, Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau play the characters of John Gustafson and Max Goldman, neighbors …

It’s clear that happiness positively impacts your physical health and longevity, so how do you maintain a happy life? You’ve probably heard repeatedly that to be a healthy firefighter, you need to eat well and stay fit. But are there other factors that can make or break your longevity? What about your happiness levels? Does …

Not sure if you have sleep apnea? Just ask around the fire hall. Firefighters are a lot of things, one thing they most definitely are not is sympathetic to the person snoring through the little rest they get. More and more firefighters are using sleep apnea machines at work. This suggests that there is a …