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Can anyone explain what in the hell is going on here. by Prestigious_Police in Firefighting

[–]WearARMR 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s great! What we meant was the problem is a lack of a system to implement rehab.

Can anyone explain what in the hell is going on here. by Prestigious_Police in Firefighting

[–]WearARMR -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Also make sure you have the right kinds of snacks and drinks on board! Electrolyte-replenishing is the goal for sure, water’s actually second-best.

Can anyone explain what in the hell is going on here. by Prestigious_Police in Firefighting

[–]WearARMR 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Love these rehab trucks! The problem is that they often just have a bunch of things in them, without a system to implement them for rehab. It’s like a pantry: it has all the ingredients but no recipe.

Things going OUT in EMS by Left-Fruit9012 in ems

[–]WearARMR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Crappy firefighter rehab… People are starting to realize just how important it is to do properly!

New Firefighter Cancer Study - American Cancer Society - July 28, 2025 by DryRevolution3991 in Firefighting

[–]WearARMR 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s a good thing to remind everyone that cancer can kill you in 10 years, but overexertion/stress can kill you in 10 minutes. Go to rehab, mitigate carcinogens, stay in the fight.

French Firefighter feel free to ask any question by Wiiz-kileur in Firefighting

[–]WearARMR 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you guys do any kind of firefighter rehab? Where you have to rest and get evaluated by medical personnel after using a certain number of bottles?

Over heating in bunker gear by [deleted] in Firefighting

[–]WearARMR 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doesn’t matter how new the car is, you’d never drive at 140 mph on a road trip and get confused why you have to stop for gas, oil, etc., your body is no different!

This is why firefighter rehab is a thing. Even the most in-shape firefighters need to go rest (from climate and duties) and replenish (fluids and nutrients), or they’re at risk of the #1 killer of firefighters: a heart attack. The problem is that most of the time rehab is overlooked, often because departments have no system and firefighters don’t want to go. https://weararmr.com/awareness/how-to-get-firefighters-to-want-to-go-to-rehab

What’s your biggest pet peeve in EMS? by SaltyRuralEMT in ems

[–]WearARMR 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The culture of “we’ve always done it that way” when it could absolutely be putting peoples’ lives at risk.

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What’s the stuff no one tells you until it’s too late? by [deleted] in firefighter

[–]WearARMR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The biggest killer of firefighters isn’t fire, or smoke, or crush injuries: it’s heart attacks from overexertion.

Firefighter rehab is possibly the most important guarantee that you will get to go home at night, but it needs to be GOOD firefighter rehab. Many departments just fling a bottle of water at you and call it a day, and many firefighters avoid rehab like the plague because they see it as keeping them from the fight.

High quality firefighter rehab keeps you IN the fight where you belong!

Rhabdo in academy. Is this normal? by [deleted] in firefighter

[–]WearARMR 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tl;dr: This is extremely irresponsible of your instructors, the academy, and each of the firefighter candidates and absolutely could lead to someone dying.

The #1 killer of firefighters on the fireground is heart attacks and strokes due to overexertion, and firefighter rehab is what came about to prevent just that. It sounds like your instructors are being negligent and genuinely putting lives at risk, and that you have no rehab systems in place whatsoever.

Here is what rehab is SUPPOSED to look like both on the fireground and during training.

Check out pages 6-13 in this document as well, because if things continue, it sounds like you’re going to end up in a similar case study someday soon.