Paul Shoemaker’s cancer diagnosis challenges some common assumptions about firefighters and cancer risk. Despite a rigorous, health-conscious lifestyle (spotless hygiene protocols, strict workout ...

Is it hot in here, or is that just your burnout letting off steam? Summertime is the ultimate firehouse dichotomy. You’re not freezing your ass off on calls, you can meet up with the company down the ...

DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — There are growing concerns over firefighter burnout in one part of Lackawanna County. Dunmore and the Firefighters Union are working to reach an agreement to ...

The Mental Health Project is a Seattle Times initiative focused on covering mental and behavioral health issues. It is funded by Ballmer Group, a national organization focused on economic mobility for ...

DURING HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE, THE OTTUMWA FIRE DEPARTMENT IS HIRING A COUPLE OF NEW FIREFIGHTERS, BUT IT’S ONLY TEMPORARY, FIRE CHIEF SHAWN CANTO ASKED THE COUNCIL LAST WEEK TO TEMPORARILY ...

Every day, firefighters rush into situations where others flee. They're our heroes, our lifesavers, the brave souls who answer the call when everything seems lost. Yet beneath that iconic uniform and ...

Raleigh firefighters worked 117,000 hours of overtime in a year. After a WRAL investigative report, Mayor Pro Tempore Stormie Forte has asked the fire chief and city manager to address the issue and ...

Suicide is real and impacts families across the nation, including right here in Jacksonville. One group that has seen suicides increase at an alarming rate is firefighters. Burnout, trauma, and high ...

The Raleigh Fire Department accrued more overtime hours than any other city department in the latest fiscal year, according to data obtained by WRAL Investigates through a public records request.