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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%0a
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
Adding Physical Activity to Your Life
http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/downloads/pa_examples.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: January 2011
Publisher: Center For Disease Control
Keywords: Exercise Research, Fitness, Physical Fitness
Aerobic Exercise Training Improves Cardiopulmonary Fitness among Firefighters
http://www.ejgm.org/files/EJGM-238.pdf
Author: Shehab Mahmoud Abd El- Kader
Date Published: September 17 2010
Publisher: European Journal of General Medicine
Keywords: training deaths, firefighers
An analysis of successful physical fitness program implementations for the volunteer/paid-on-call fire service
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
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%0a
An evaluation of Roanoke County Fire and Rescue Department's wellness and physical fitness program
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Simon, Stephen G
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, wellness programs%0a
Anaerobic Power Performance of Incumbent Female Firefighters
http://faculty.fullerton.edu/leebrown/PDF%2520Files/Findley-Anaerobic%2520power%2520performance%2520of%2520incumbent%2520female%2520firefighters.pdf
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%0a
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%0a
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%0a
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
Assessment of Physical Fitness Aspects and Their Relationship to Firefighters' Job Abilities
http://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Abstract/2011/04000/Assessment_of_Physical_Fitness_Aspects_and_Their.11.aspx
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
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and back injury in ambulance officers
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%22back%20injury%22%20%2B%20fire
Author: Jones AY, Lee RY
Date Published: April 15 2005
Publisher: International Archive of Occupational and Environmental Health
Keywords: Back Injury
Cardiorespiratory Fitness and the Metabolic Syndrome in Firefighters
http://occmed.oxfordjournals.org/content/59/7/487.full
Author: Ryan Donavan, Tracy Nelson, Jennifer Peel, Tiffany Lipsey, Wyatt Voyles, Richard Gay Israel
Date Published: July 3 2009
Publisher: Occupational Medicine
Keywords: Medical Fitness, Physical Fitness, Heart Disease
Correlates of fitness for duty in hazardous materials firefighters
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=10561682&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
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%0a
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%0a
Design and Implementation of Fitness Programs for Firefighters
http://journals.lww.com/nsca-scj/Abstract/publishahead/Design_and_Implementation_of_Fitness_Programs_for.99783.aspx
Author: Abel, Mark G PhD, CSCS; Sell, Katie PhD, CSCS; Dennison, Katie MS, EMT
Date Published: April 2011
Publisher: Strength & Conditioning Journal
Keywords: strength and conditioning, firefighter
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%0a
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%0a
Developing physical fitness evaluation criteria for the Hartford Fire Department
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Locke, Steven A
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness evaluations%0a
Developing Your Personal Fitness Plan
http://www.uihealthcare.com/topics/exercisefitness/exer4493.html
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: January 2005
Publisher: University of Iowa
Keywords: Physical Fitness, Fitness Programs
Effect of Fatigue and Hypohydration on Gait Characteristics During Treadmill Exercise in the Heat While Wearing Firefighter Thermal Protective Clothing
http://www.gaitposture.com/article/S0966-6362(09)00658-4/abstract
Author: Pui Kong, Gillian Beauchamp, Joe Suyama, David Hostler
Date Published: December 7 2009
Publisher: Gait & Posture
Keywords: Stress Testing, Physical Health
Effects of fire fighting uniform (modern, modified modern, and traditional) design changes on exercise duration in New York City Firefighters
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=10609231&itool=iconabstr&query_hl=9&itool=pubmed_docsum
Author: Malley, KS; Goldstein, AM; Aldrich, TK; Kelly, KJ; Weiden, M; Coplan, N; Karwa, ML; Prezant, DJ
Date Published: 1999 Dec;41(12)
Publisher: Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, strength and conditioning, work capacity, station wear%0a
Energy cost and energy sources during a simulated firefighting activity
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19996788
Author: Perroni F, Tessitore A, Cortis C, Lupo C, D'artibale E, Cignitti L, Capranica L.
Date Published: December 2010
Publisher: Department of Human Movement and Sport Science, University of Rome Foro Ita
Keywords: physical fitness, fire
Energy costs of simulated stair climbing as a job-related task in fire fighting.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=3701477
Author: O'Connell, ER; Thomas, PC; Cady, LD; Karwasky, RJ
Date Published: 1986 Apr;28(4):282-4
Publisher: Journal of Occupational Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, strength and conditioning%0a
Evaluating a firefighter physical ability assessment for incumbent firefighters for St. Tammany Parish Fire Protection District #4 to consider
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Tassin, Merrick
Date Published: 2007
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, fitness standards, incumbent firefighters, physical ability assessment%0a