Every day, around the clock, our nation’s first responders give it their all. The job is uniquely rewarding. It’s also uniquely challenging, with physical, mental and emotional impacts.
First Responder Wellness Week is dedicated to providing resources, support and community to help public safety personnel better understand the mental and physical health risks that come with the job.
Join Lexipol, EMS1 and our partners from March 23 - March 27, 2026, to focus on your health and promote the wellness of your personnel. Each day we’ll focus on a different theme, providing videos, webinars, articles, podcasts, shareable resources and more.
Join us for a week of daily sessions focused on strengthening wellness across your agency — everything from healthy habits and smart recovery to building a program that puts firefighter health front and center.
Practical strategies for injury, aging, and long-term performance.
Start here to create a restoration routine.
Why wellness is a need to have, not a nice to have.
How to weave wellness into your agency’s mission and culture.
Real first responder wellness questions, real answers.
HEALTH & WELLNESS RESOURCES
New Florida data shows the profession must evolve or continue to lose talent at unsustainable rates
“EMS professionals are watching, not for speeches, but for behavior. They are listening, not just to words, but to tone. They are deciding — quietly — whether their leaders are present, consistent and trustworthy.”
From skipped meals to nonstop radios, you can’t control the clock. What you can control is how you recover, reset and protect yourself for a career that lasts.
Because we know how high the risk is for first responders, we must be diligent in detecting and preventing cardiac disease
Studies show that when members are given space to make consequential decisions with greater control, stress levels decrease
Learn how therapy can improve communication, provide a safe place for family members to share and gain real-world coping mechanisms
One of the key risk factors for alcohol abuse is post-traumatic stress, something many first responders struggle with
Processing trauma is more complicated than we think
Do those in public safety do a good job of taking advantage of what’s available to help them in their times of need?
Don’t feel bad if your New Year’s resolutions didn’t last long because the calendar is full of opportunities for a new beginning, a do-over, or a fresh start
Tips from Boston EMS for starting a health and wellness program to support member resiliency
Explore ongoing research into fatigue and strategies to both prevent and manage it
How to help a partner, peer or station mate in crisis
Who’s looking out for the supervisor?
Check-in on how you and your partner are functioning during difficult calls, and learn when and how to take a productive break
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