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Demands of the Job: The Development and Validation of a Job-Related Work Capacity Test for Wildland
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
Developing a model physical fitness training program for recruit firefighters with a focus on acclim
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
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
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
Effects of fire fighting uniform (modern, modified modern, and traditional) design changes on exerci
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
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
Evaluating a firefighter physical ability assessment for incumbent firefighters for St. Tammany Pari
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
Evaluating a peer fitness trainer program
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo36056.pdf
Author: Oxnam, Tom
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, fitness evaluations, peer fitness trainer
Evaluating the work capacity test for use by the Crater Lake Engine Company
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
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
Evaluation of a treadmill test for predicting the aerobic capacity of firefighters
http://occmed.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/54/6/373
Author: Constance M. Mier and Ann L. Gibson
Date Published: 2004
Publisher: Occupational Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, fitness evaluation, treadmill test, aerobic capacity
Fat-burning Zone: A Mythical Belief
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/60484/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/%2522Fat-burning-Zone%2522-A-Mythical-Belief
Author: Gregory L. Welch
Date Published: August 1998
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, body fat
Fire-fighters' self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA): the effects of SCBA mass upon exercise dur
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Donovan, Kerry J. and McConnell, Alison K
Date Published: November 1999
Publisher: Fire Engineers Journal
Keywords: Initiative 8, physical fitness, SCBA, protective technology, work capacity, physiological responses
Fitness and Body Fat: An Issue of Performance
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/60486/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/FITNESS-AND-BODY-FAT:--AN-ISSUE-OF-PERFORMANCE
Author: Henry N. Williford, Michele Scharff-Olson
Date Published: August 1998
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, body fat
Fitness for duty evaluations in hazardous materials firefighters.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=9800179&itool=iconabstr&query_hl=9&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Kales, SN; Aldrich, JM; Polyhronopoulos, GN; Artzerounian, D.; Gassert, T; Hu H; Kelsey, K; Sweet, C
Date Published: 1998 Oct;40(10)
Publisher: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness evaluation, fitness for duty, hazmat response, fire
Fitness Self-Perception and Vo2max in Firefighters
http://www.joem.org/pt/re/joem/abstract.00043764-200206000-00017.htm;jsessionid=G8ZVWf40h96YS9Q2yyHQBrK7whdhdGVh7qGfKgppk8dbx6qPdRyR!-1465501618!-949856144!8091!-1
Author: Peate, WF; Lundergan, L; Johnson, JJ
Date Published: 44(6):546-550, June
Publisher: Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, work capacity, aerobic capacity, lung function, physical fitness
Florida firefighter fitness: the impact of the fire service joint labor management wellness-fitness
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo33187.pdf
Author: O'Neal, Derryl B.
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, wellness programs, joint labor-management initiative
Given the Costs Verses the Benefits, is a Physical Fitness Program Feasible or Desirable for the Wes
http://www.emich.edu/cerns/downloads/papers/FireStaff/Stress,%2520Fitness,%2520Wellness/Physica%2520l%2520Fitness%2520Program%2520for%2520the%2520WestvBloomfield%2520Fire%2520Department.pdf
Author: Raymond Riggs
Date Published: August 2001
Publisher: Eastern Michigan University
Keywords: Initiative 1, human resource management, Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness programs,
Health and physical fitness; Implementation of a Local Program
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Peters, Jerome
Date Published: 1990
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness programs, wellness programs
Health and Wellness Guide for the Volunteer Fire Service
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/fa-267.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: 2004
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 6, wellness programs, physical fitness, medical fitness, volunteer fire departments
Human Performance - Perceived Job Relatedness of Physical Ability Testing for Firefighters: Explorin
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
IFSI Certified Firefighter II Academy Academy Physical Fitness Program - Spring 2005, Conclusion Rep
http://www.fsi.uiuc.edu/documents/research/fitness%2520training/Academy%2520PT%2520Training%2520Report.pdf
Author: Steven J. Petruzzello, Ph.D.
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: Illinois Fire Service Institute
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness program assessment
Impact of the Fort Worth Fire Departments Physical Fitness Program from 1986 through 1996
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo28236.PDF
Author: Peacock, Jay D.
Date Published: February 1998
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness programs, program assessment, recordkeeping, minimum fitness standards, fitness committee, injury prevention program
Implementing a wellness/physical fitness program within the Gadsden Fire Department
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo33162.pdf
Author: Carroll, Stephen C
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, wellness programs, physical fitness programs, administration
Mandating physical and performance assessments for incumbent fire fighters within the Atlantic City
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Palamaro, Robert J
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, fitness/performance assessments, incumbent firefighters
Neck, Back, and Shoulder Pain Complaints in Urban Firefighters: The Benefits of Aerobic Exercise
http://md1.csa.com/partners/viewrecord.php?requester=gs&collection=ENV&recid=5510710&q=firefighter+-patent&uid=790706146&setcookie=yes
Author: Beaton, R; Murphy, S; Salazar, M; Johnson, LC
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, orthopedic fitness, aerobic exercise