When firefighters age, their speed and functional abilities decline. However, not all aging is equal, and not all decline is linear. Many U.S. fire departments are ill-equipped to support firefighters ...

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 ...

From June 14-20, Safety Stand Down 2026 will center around the importance of physical fitness for firefighters to handle diverse emergencies effectively. Being a firefighter is physically taxing. It ...

WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (WTNH) — On paper, in a manual, it’s just training. But at the Connecticut Fire Academy- part of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection- there’s nothing make ...

We get to a point in our career where we spend all our time training the new firefighters. Maybe we start a family, maybe we promote up…whatever the reason we find ourselves in a place where we might ...