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Aging and the fitness of fire fighters: the complex issues involved in abolishing mandatory retirement ages. popular

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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

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CPAT: putting the test to the test popular

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Author: Muegge, Carolyn M. , Zollinger, Terrell W., Saywell, Robert M., Moffatt, Steven M. , Hanify, Thomas
Date Published: August 2002
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness standards, fitness evaluation/screening, CPAT, recruits%0a

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Declining fitness trends in the Colleyville, Texas, Fire Department popular

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Author: Shelley, Clinton R
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness standards, physical fitness evaluations, fitness programs, organizational culture, culture change%0a

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Enforcing mandatory physical fitness for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF) popular

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Author: Eckles, Tim
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness standards, physical fitness evaluations, Initiative

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Evaluating the work capacity test for use by the Crater Lake Engine Company popular

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Author: Northcutt, Jack W
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, work capacity test, physical fitness evaluations, physical fitness standards%0a

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Fit to Fight Fires? An Assessment of Mandatory Participation in Exercise Programs and Mandatory Fitness Standards popular

http://ecommons.txstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1196&context=arp
Author: Donna L. Rose
Date Published: 1996
Publisher: Texas State University
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, fitness standards, physical fitness programs%0a

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Fitness levels of firefighter recruits before and after a supervised exercise training program. popular

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Author: Roberts MA, O'Dea J, Boyce A, Mannix ET.
Date Published: May 2002
Publisher: Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, fitness standards, recruits, physical fitness programs%0a

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Human Performance - Perceived Job Relatedness of Physical Ability Testing for Firefighters: Exploring Variations in Reactions popular

http://www.leaonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/s15327043hup0903_3?journalCode=hup
Author: Ryan, Ann Marie; Gregura, Gary J, Ployhart, Robert E;
Date Published: 1996
Publisher: LEA Online
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, fitness evaluations, fitness standards%0a

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Meeting the fitness challenge popular

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Author: Smith, Robert L
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness standards, fitness programs, strength and conditioning, personnel development%0a

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Physical ability testing for volunteer firefighters popular

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo35558.pdf
Author: Marohl-Bruflat, Marcy
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness programs, fitness standards, physical agility, volunteer department%0a

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Physical fitness program for the Hickory Fire Department popular

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo35406.pdf
Author: Rohr, Greg A.
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness programs, fitness standards%0a

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Assessment of physical fitness aspects and their relationship to firefighters' job abilities

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20703167
Author: Michaelides MA, Parpa KM, Henry LJ, Thompson GB, Brown BS
Date Published: April 2011
Publisher: Department of Health Science, Kinesiology, Recreation, and Dance, Universit
Keywords: physical fitness, fire

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Assessment of Physical Fitness Aspects and Their Relationship to Firefighters' Job Abilities

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Author: Marcos Michaelides, Koulla Parpa, Leah Henry, Gerald Thompson, Barry Brown
Date Published: April 2011
Publisher: Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
Keywords: Physical Fitness, Physical Demands

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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

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Firefighter Physical Fitness Standards

http://www.livestrong.com/article/326098-fire-fighter-physical-fitness-standards/
Author: Felicia Greene
Date Published: December 5 2010
Publisher: livestrong.com
Keywords: Fitness Standards

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Impact of Excess Body Weight on Arterial Structure, Function, and Blood Pressure in Firefighters

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Author: Christopher Fahs, Denise Smith, Gavin Horn, Stamatis Agiovlasitis, Lindy Rossow, George Echols, Kevi
Date Published: September 28 2009
Publisher: American Journal of Cardiology
Keywords: Physical Fitness, Cardiovascular Health, Heart Function

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Muscular Strength and Body Composition Comparison Between the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Fire and Police Departments

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Author: Robert Boyce, Satya Ciulla, Glenn Jones, Edward Boone, Steven Elliot, Clarice Combs
Date Published: January 1 2008
Publisher: Journal of Exercise Science
Keywords: Physical Fitness

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New Medical/Physical Standards for Frederick County Firefighters

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Author: Andrew D. Marsh
Date Published: September 1997
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness standards, medical fitness standards, fitness programs%0a

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Physical Fitness of an Industrial Fire Department vs a Municipal Fire Department

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Author: Julie Garver, Kristine Jankovitz, Jane Danks, Ashley Fittz, Heather Smith, Steven Davis
Date Published: May 2005
Publisher: Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
Keywords: Physical Fitness

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Physiological Demands of the Firefighter Candidate Physical Abulity Test

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Author: F. Michael Williams-Bell, Rodrigo Villar, Michael Sharratt, Richard Hughson
Date Published: March 2009
Publisher: Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
Keywords: Physiological Assessment, Physical Fitness Tests

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Relationship between simulated fire fighting tasks and physical performance measures.

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Author: Davis, PO; Dotson, CO; Santa Maria, DL
Date Published: 1982;14(1):65-71
Publisher: Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, fitness standards, physical performance tests, task measurement%0a

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Study of physical abilities testing within the hiring process

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo32048.pdf
Author: McKendrick, Mike
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness standards, physical abilities testing, candidate te

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The PHLAME (Promoting Healthy Lifestyles: Alternative Models' Effects) Firefighter Study: Outcomes of Two Models of Behavior Change

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Author: Diane Elliot, Linn Goldberg, Kerry Kuehl, Esther Moe, Rosemary Berger, Michael Pickering
Date Published: February 2007
Publisher: Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine
Keywords: PHLAME

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