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— BUILDING STRENGTH, RESILIENCE, AND LONGEVITY IN THE FIRE SERVICE
You show up for everyone.
We show up for you.
Supporting firefighters physically, mentally, and financially.
Critical Wellness is an in-station wellness program for firefighters — physical therapy, recovery, mental health, fitness, sleep, nutrition, and financial wellness — delivered to your crews while they're on duty, every month, all year.
Critical Wellness is built on connecting top professionals in their fields who treat firefighters like the industrial athletes they are. We understand how much the job demands of your personnel and we've built this program around those demands.
Our team has been trained on the life of a firefighter, and most have experience working with professional athletes and first responders. We deliver the program directly inside the firehouse, to your crews while they're on duty — keeping everyone in their coverage area and your daily operations uninterrupted.
Our goal is simple: provide the support firefighters need before they need it. Crews that are stronger, fully recovered, and better supported stay healthy, stay on the job, and stay out of the workers' compensation system.
Investing in your personnel today is the most effective way to reduce injury costs and protect the long-term health of your department.”
• Built by firefighters, for firefighters.
~45%
~45%
of firefighter line-of-duty deaths are cardiac-related—many preventable with the right care.
3x
the rate of PTSD diagnosis among firefighters compared to the general population.
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integrated wellness services — physical, mental, and financial — built into one monthly program.
100%
in-station, on duty. Crews stay in service. Participation is fully voluntary.
— THE PROGRAM
One monthly rotation.
Zero appointments to schedule. Customizable to your department's needs.
Critical Wellness operates on a four-week rotation. Three core services every cycle. One rotating modality each Week 4. We set a consistent schedule with every station and arrive at the same time every week — so crews always know when we'll be there and can plan their day around it.
WEEK 1
Functional Fitness
WEEK 2
Physical Therapy
WEEK 3
Rehab & Recovery
WEEK 4
Rotating Modality
— THE CORE PROGRAM • WEEKS 1-3
The foundation: physical health on every cycle.
Three core components run every month — the highest-leverage services for keeping firefighters healthy, on the job, and and off workers' comp.
Functional Fitness
Instructor-led functional strength training designed for all ability levels. Programming targets the balance, stability, and job-specific strength firefighting actually demands — not generic gym workouts.
Physical Therapy
A pair of physical therapists with experience treating athletes provide personal attention to every firefighter — both rehabilitating the nagging injuries that lead to time off work, and building the strength to reduce the chances of future ones. Every firefighter starts with a personal assessment. From there, the same PT team returns every month, so crews always have someone to speak to and work with.
Rehab & Recovery
A hands-on group session led by a recovery specialist working in lockstep with our physical therapy team. Sessions reinforce the exact same postural pillar movements from your PT week — manual stretching, direct cueing, and hands-on guidance to make sure every firefighter is moving through the right positions. The focus: tissue recovery, restored range of motion, and reducing the accumulated tension that builds up shift after shift.
— ROTATING MODALITIES • WEEK 4
Six rotating modalities. Every firefighter, all year.
Each Week 4 session rotates through one of six performance and resilience modalities, addressing the psychological, physiological, and financial demands unique to the fire service.
First Responder Therapy
A licensed therapist — often a former first responder — visits stations to put a face to therapy. Reduces stigma, builds trust, makes mental health support real before a crisis.
— HOW WE DELIVER
We come to the firehouse. Your crews stay in service.
Custom built for your department
Every Critical Wellness program is built specifically for your fire department.
We work around your training schedules, station layouts, and shift cadence to deliver the services your firefighters actually need — not a one-size-fits-all package.
— ABOUT
"A wellness program no one uses isn't a wellness program. So we built one that comes to you."
Eric McGlennon — Founder, Critical Wellness
Critical Wellness was built by firefighters for the firefighters we work alongside every day. We've watched too many crews carry injuries that should have been caught earlier. We've watched too many lose careers — or lives — to issues the system saw coming.
Over 26 years in the fire service, I've seen firsthand what a career without these tools can do to a firefighter — physically, mentally, and financially. In the last five years of my career, it became clear that we need these tools not just for ourselves, but for the families we go home to. Mental, physical, and financial support exists for firefighters — but too often it's unattainable, unaffordable, or built for someone else's schedule. Critical Wellness solves that problem by bringing the services directly to firefighters while they're on duty.
Every professional in our network is fully vetted, trained on the realities of the job, and selected for the rare combination of expertise and the humility to be welcomed into a firehouse. We don't take that lightly. We work hard to earn the trust and respect of every crew we serve.
Bring Critical Wellness to your station.
Tell us a little about your department, local, or station. We'll respond within one business day to schedule a 20-minute call — no commitment, no sales pressure.
FOUNDER
Eric McGlennon
PHONE
(650) 759 - 2320
CURRENTLY
Onboarding founding departments