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A step to wellness: NFPA 1582 in a volunteer department popular
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Humphreys, Richard A
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical fitness, medical standards, NFPA 1582%0a
Aging and the fitness of fire fighters: the complex issues involved in abolishing mandatory retirement ages. popular
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1405652
Author: K Saupe, M Sothmann, and D Jasenof
Date Published: September 1991
Publisher: American Journal of Public Health
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, medical fitness, administration, physical fitness standards, medical
Evaluating fitness-for-duty popular
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo33108.pdf
Author: Cody, William M.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness evaluations, medical evaluations, fitness-for-duty%0a
Evaluation of the implementation of a periodic medical examination program for the Fire Department of the City of New York popular
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo32797.pdf
Author: Peruggia, John J.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical fitness, medical evaluations, medical fitness program%0a
Fire Department Physical Fitness: A Bullhead City Approach popular
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo28157.PDF
Author: Rick Southey
Date Published: February 1998
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness programs, medical evaluations, strength and conditioning, wellness programs%0a
Firefighter medical screening popular
http://www2a.cdc.gov/hhe/select.asp?PjtName=9457&bFlag=0&ID=33
Author: Tubbs-RL; Mitchell-S; Anderson-KE
Date Published: 1984
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical fitness, medical screening, health hazard evaluation, risk reduction practices%0a
Guide to Implementing the IAFC/IAFF Fire Service Joint Labor Management Wellness/Fitness Initiative, Specially Designed for Small and Medium-Sized Fire Departments popular
http://www.iafc.org/associations/4685/files/wellness_fitness_smfd.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: Not Listed
Publisher: IAFC/IAFF
Keywords: Initiative 6, wellness programs, physical fitness, medical fitness%0a
The effects of adopting NFPA 1582 on the Bay County Fire Department popular
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo33144.pdf
Author: Majka, Robert J.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical fitness, medical evaluations, medical fitness program, NFPA 1582, organization
A Health Hazard Evaluation of Antimony Exposure in Firefighters
http://journals.lww.com/joem/Abstract/2010/01000/A_Health_Hazard_Evaluation_of_Antimony_Exposure_in.11.aspx
Author: Marie de Perio, Srinivas Durgam, Kathleen Caldwell, Judith Eisenberg
Date Published: January 2010
Publisher: Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine
Keywords: Medical Fitness Evaluation, Health Hazard Evaluation
A Low-Glycemic Nutritional Fitness Program to Reverse Metabolic Syndrome in Professional Firefighters: Results of a Pilot Study
http://journals.lww.com/jcnjournal/Abstract/2011/07000/A_Low_Glycemic_Nutritional_Fitness_Program_to.7.aspx
Author: Mary Carey, Salah Al-Zaiti, Limei Liao, Heather Martin, Rachael Butler
Date Published: July 2011
Publisher: The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
Keywords: Nutrition Training, Cardiovascular Health
A project to promote health awareness among firefighters.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16548267
Author: Burns, D
Date Published: March 2006
Publisher: Warrington Primary Care Trust
Keywords: prevention, fire fighting
Application of real-time particle sensors to help mitigate exposures of wildland firefighters
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=particle%20sensors%20%2B%20fire
Author: Edwards R, Johnson M, Dunn KH, Naeher LP
Date Published: January - February 2
Publisher: Department of Environmental Health Science and Policy, University of Califo
Keywords: particle sensors, fire
Blood Pressure in Firefighters, Police Officers, and Other Emergency Responders
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18927545
Author: SN Kales, AJ Tsismenakis, C Zhang, ES Soteriades
Date Published: January 22 2009
Publisher: American Journal of Hypertension
Keywords: Heart Health
Candidate and incumbent employees of the Cumberland Fire Department who have insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Small, Daniel R
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, diabetes, medical fitness%0a
Cardiac stress tests or heart scans: assessing their effectiveness
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Kellen, Chris W
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical fitness, medical evaluations, cardiac stress tests, heart scans%0a
Comparison of Cardiocirculatory and Thermal Strain of Male Firefighters During Fire Suppression to Exercise Stress Test and Aerobic Exercise Testing
http://www.ajconline.org/article/S0002-9149(08)01276-9/abstract
Author: Peter Angerer, Silke Kadlez-Gebhardt, Michael Delius, Petru Raluca, Dennis Nowak
Date Published: December 1 2008
Publisher: American Journal of Cardiology
Keywords: Stress Testing, Heart Stress, Cardiac Stress Tests
Comparison of cardiocirculatory and thermal strain of male firefighters during fire suppression to exercise stress test and aerobic exercise testing.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19026313
Author: Angerer P, Kadlez-Gebhardt S, Delius M, Raluca P, Nowak D
Date Published: December 1 2008
Publisher: Institute and Outpatient Clinic for Occupational, Social, and Environmental
Keywords: physical performance tests, fire
Cyanide: a ubiquitous product of combustion in modern fires
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb
Author: Walsh, Donald W.
Date Published: May-05
Publisher: Fire EMS
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, Initiative 6, medical fitness, cyanide, smoke inhalation%0a
Development and validation of a fitness screening protocol for firefighter applicants.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=1325259&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Gledhill N, Jamnik VK.
Date Published: September 1992
Publisher: Canadian Journal of Sport Science
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical fitness, fitness evaluations, medical standards, fitness screening, recruit sc
Effect of fire smoke on some biochemical parameters in firefighters of Saudi Arabia.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19077241
Author: Al-Malki AL, Rezq AM, Al-Saedy MH.
Date Published: December 2008
Publisher: Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdualziz University
Keywords: toxic exposre, fire
Enhancement of Daily Physical Activity Increases Physical Fitness of Outclinic COPD Patients: Results of an Exercise Counceling Program
http://www.pec-journal.com/article/S0738-3991(08)00546-6/abstract
Author: Gieneke Hospes, Linda Bossenbroek, Nick Hacken, Peter Van Hengel, Mathieu de Greef
Date Published: October 9 2008
Publisher: Patient Education and Counseling
Keywords: Cardiovascular Health, Physical Fitness, Medical Fitness
Exercise Stress Tests
http://www.iaff.org/HS/Resi/stresstest.htm
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: Not Listed
Publisher: International Association of Fire Fighters
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, medical fitness, exercise stress test%0a
Fatalities among volunteer and career firefighters--United States, 1994-2004.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16645570
Author: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Date Published: April 28. 2006
Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Keywords: national standards, firefighter
Firefighter Fatalities: Improving Performance and Preventing Injuries and Fatalities
http://journals.lww.com/acsm-csmr/Abstract/2011/05000/Firefighter_Fitness__Improving_Performance_and.13.aspx
Author: Denise Smith
Date Published: May 2011
Publisher: Current Sports Medicine Reports
Keywords: Injury Risk, Medical Fitness, Heart Disease
Firefighter Fitness and Medical Evaluations: A Difficult Journey
http://www.fireengineering.com/index/articles/display/347476/articles/fire-engineering/health-__safety/fitness/2008/12/firefighter-fitness-and-medical-evaluations-a-difficult-journey.html
Author: John Murphy
Date Published: December 1 2008
Publisher: Fire Engineering Magazine
Keywords: Physical Fitness, Medical Fitness Standards