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Wildfires. Tornados. Hurricanes. Flooding. Train derailments. Bridge collapses. It seems like no area of the country has been untouched by an emergency that threatens life or property or both. Sometimes we have advance warnings and sometimes we don’t. Legendary boxer Mike Tyson has a famous quote “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth”. As first responders and front line workers, we are used to being in action during emergencies and seeing what a figurative

Last month, in our 2-part series on burnout, we discussed six key areas that we can focus on for better health as a path to avoid or reverse burnout. Our last article covered sleep as the first area of focus. Hopefully, you’ve incorporated those suggestions as part of your overall wellness strategy as a first responder. Today, we will focus on the next two areas, nutrition and hydration. These topics go hand in hand because what we take in daily for fuel is linked to physical

In our last article on Burnout (Part 2) we highlighted six key areas for you to focus on to avoid or reverse burnout. In this article, and the ones that follow, we will take a more in depth look at those six areas, beginning with sleep. How many times have you heard your colleagues talking about how little sleep they’re getting? Have you heard someone detailing how much overtime they’re working, how many call backs they’ve done or how many extra shifts they picked up? Like m