Therapy and crisis support are essential, but fewer firefighters would need them if more effort was put into building ...

Tamara Green, a mental health clinician and coach, shares insights on optimizing happiness hormones to combat anxiety and ...

A lot of towns are in crisis because over the last 10 to 15 years many have moved away from good benefits and a pension.” ...

Peter Matthews urges firefighters, officers and chiefs to recognize the importance of keeping tabs on their and their fellow members' mental well-being during National Stress Awareness Month and ...

Firefighters are regularly exposed to toxins and chemicals that affect their physical and mental health, problems compounded by stress and irregular sleep. NIOSH research found that firefighters ...

Burnout, trauma and high stress are significant factors threatening the mental health of firefighters. To combat an increase ...

While visiting Erie and the Erie Fire Department on April 24, Gov. Josh Shapiro discussed three parts of his proposed budget ...

Her initial discrimination lawsuit concluded in 2016, with a jury awarding her $806,000. The city appealed the decision and ...

The union is also asking for work-related physicals annually for all firefighters and stress tests for those who need it. “This is pretty standard across the fire service. It just doesn’t ...

Sherwood died from a heart attack that was caused by stress or overexertion, according to the U.S. Fire Administration. Sherwood will be one of 140 firefighters honored at the National Fallen ...

Later, a closer look by a colleague at that out-of-place phone charger revealed it was actually a camouflaged spy camera, ...

The city’s retirement board allegedly claimed that the treatment Franchina was subjected to — which left her with post-traumatic stress disorder — was no different than what any firefighter ...