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A comprehensive physical fitness program for the Iowa City Fire Department popular

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo32939.pdf
Author: Grier, John
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness programs

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A fitness and wellness program to reduce back injuries at Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue Department popular

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Author: Ramirez, John H
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, wellness programs, back injury

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A flexibility intervention to reduce the incidence and severity of joint injuries among municipal firefighters popular

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Author: Hilver, JC; Brown, KC; Sirles, AT; Peoples, L.
Date Published: 1990 Jul;32(7):631-7
Publisher: Journal of Occupational Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, injury prevention, physical fitness, joint injuries, muscular-skeletal health

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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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Applications of exercise research to fire fighter health and fitness popular

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Author: Rhea, Matthew R.
Date Published: May 2004
Publisher: Arizona State University
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness programs, strength and conditioning, exercise resea

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Cardiorespiratory training for firefighter applicants popular

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Author: Jennifer G. Vinzon
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: California State University, Northridge
Keywords: Initiative 5, recruit training, Initiative 6, physical fitness, medical fitness programs, cardioresp

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Characterization of the physical demands of firefighting. popular

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Author: Gledhill, N; Jamnik, VK
Date Published: 1992 Sep;17(3):207-1
Publisher: Canadian Journal of Sport Science
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, strength and conditioning, work/aerobic capacity

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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

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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

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Designing a mandatory exercise program for the High Point Fire Department popular

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo32359.pdf
Author: Younts, Martha
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness programs, human resource management, exercise stand

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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

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

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Author: Donna L. Rose
Date Published: 1996
Publisher: Texas State University
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, fitness standards, physical fitness programs

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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

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A physical fitness program for South Trail Fire and Rescue District

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo14666.pdf
Author: Lombardo, William B.
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness programs

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A preliminary evaluation on the effects of firefighter cardio-respiratory fatigue while utilizing self-contained breathing apparatus during fireground operations

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo35920.pdf
Author: Marshall, Russell L.
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, structural firefighting, SCBA, fatigue, wellness-fitness initiative, physiological stress, physical fitness programs

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An analysis of successful physical fitness program implementations for the volunteer/paid-on-call fire service

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Author: Fiser, Paul H
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness programs, volunteer fire department

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An evaluation of Roanoke County Fire and Rescue Department's wellness and physical fitness program

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Author: Simon, Stephen G
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, wellness programs

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Anaerobic Power Performance of Incumbent Female Firefighters

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Author: Brian W. Findley, Lee E. Brown, and Michael Whitehurst
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, strength and conditioning, female firefighters

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Analyzing and improving physical fitness of the Roswell Fire Department

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo37731.pdf
Author: Mann, Chris
Date Published: 2004
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness programs

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Assessing Firefighter Aerobic Capacity: The Rockport Field Test

http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/60171/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/ASSESSING-FIREFIGHTER-AEROBIC-CAPACITY:--THE-ROCKPORT-FIELD-TES
Author: John Lecuyer
Date Published: February 1998
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, aerobic capacity, work capacity

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Core strength: A new model for injury prediction and prevention

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Author: WF Peate, Gerry Bates, Karen Lunda, Smitha Francis, and Kristen Bellamy
Date Published: 2007; 2: 3
Publisher: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, muscular fitness, core strength, injury prevention

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Correlates of fitness for duty in hazardous materials firefighters

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Author: Kales SN, Aldrich JM, Polyhronopoulos GN, Leitao EO, Artzerounian D, Gassert TH, Hu H, Kelsey KT, Sw
Date Published: December 1999
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, hazmat response, hazmat firefighters, physical fitness, fitness-for-duty

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Demands of the Job: The Development and Validation of a Job-Related Work Capacity Test for Wildland Firefighting

http://www.fs.fed.us/eng/pubs/pdfpubs/pdf99512841/pdf99512841pt03.pdf
Author: Brian Sharkey
Date Published: 1999
Publisher: USDA Forest Service
Keywords: Initiative 6, work capacity, physical fitness, work capacity test, wildland firefighting

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Developing a model physical fitness training program for recruit firefighters with a focus on acclimatizing and preventing heat related illnesses

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo35424.pdf
Author: Himes, Richard E.
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness programs, heat stress, heat exposure, work capacity, rest cycles

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Developing a physical fitness program for the Richardson Fire Department

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo34745.pdf
Author: Fite, Robert
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness programs

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