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New Medical/Physical Standards for Frederick County Firefighters
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/tr_97am.pdf
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
Peer fitness trainers for the Peoria Fire Department: fitness without punishment
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo32167.pdf
Author: Egherman, Monte
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness programs, peer fitness trainers
Physical ability testing for volunteer firefighters
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
Physical Fitness and Cardiac Risk Factors of Professional Firefighters Across the Career Span
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12230346&dopt=Abstract
Author: Steven C. Davis, Kristine Z. Jankovitz, and Steven Rein
Date Published: September 2002
Publisher: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risk, physical fitness, heart function, cardiac risk factors
Physical fitness program for the Hickory Fire Department
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
Physical training for recruit firefighters: the value of running
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Yoder, Jeffery M
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, recruits, physical fitness, running
Postural analysis of paramedics simulating frequently performed strenuous work tasks.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=10709751&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Lavender SA, Conrad KM, Reichelt PA, Meyer FT, Johnson PW.
Date Published: Feb 2000
Publisher: Applied Ergonomics
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, muscular-skeletal fitness, back injury, situational risks
Psychological Responses to Working in Bunker Gear
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/58884/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/PSYCHOLOGICAL-RESPONSES-TO-WORKING-IN-BUNKER-GEAR
Author: Steven J. Petruzzello, Denise L. Smith, David F. Clark, Bradley G. Bone
Date Published: February 1996
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, protective clothing, heat stress, physiological responses
Relationship between fire fighting suppression tasks and physical fitness
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=10503052
Author: Williford, HN; Duey, WJ; Olson, MS; Howard, R; Wang, N
Date Published: 1999 Sep;42(9):1179-
Publisher: Ergonomics
Keywords: Initiative 6, work capacity, physical fitness, task performance
Relationship between simulated fire fighting tasks and physical performance measures.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=7070261
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
Selecting and implementing a regional firefighter physical ability test
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo32271.pdf
Author: Marohl, Marcy
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness standards, fitness evaluation/screening, physical abilities test
Strategy for continuing a direct delivery wellness/fitness program for Volusia County Fires Services
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo27801.pdf
Author: Weaver, Kathleen A.
Date Published: 2004
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, wellness/fitness program, administration, wellness program assessment
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
Surviving the Big One: Taylor Fire Department Physical Fitness Program
http://www.emich.edu/cerns/downloads/papers/FireStaff/Stress,%2520Fitness,%2520Wellness/Taylor%2520Fire%2520Department%2520Fitness%2520Program.pdf
Author: Scott Gregory
Date Published: Aug 2001
Publisher: Eastern Michigan University
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness programs, heart health
The implementation of a statewide firefighter physical ability test for the New Hampshire fire servi
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo10004.pdf
Author: Rosolen, Dennis C.
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical abilities test, fitness evaluations
The need to develop a cardiovascular fitness program at the Ridge Road Fire District
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Rickman, William H
Date Published: 2007
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, cardiovascular health, physical fitness programs
The physical fitness question
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo32006.pdf
Author: Rusboldt, Jeffrey
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness programs
Total energy expenditure during arduous wildfire suppression.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=12048336&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Ruby BC, Shriver TC, Zderic TW, Sharkey BJ, Burks C, Tysk S.
Date Published: June 2002
Publisher: Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical performance tests, wildland firefighting
Validation of a Physical Work Performance Evaluation for Incumbent Firefighters
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/243044/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/VALIDATION-OF-A-PHYSICAL-WORK-PERFORMANCE-EVALUATION-FOR-INCUMBENT-FIREFIGHTER
Author: Darrell Mendenhall; Steven Moffatt; Tisch Williams; Mike Reeves; James Greeson; C. Shawn Shelton; Ho
Date Published: December 2005
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: work capacity, training qualifications/standards, Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness evaluations, recruits
Wildland Firefighter Load Carriage
http://www.fs.fed.us/eng/pubs/htmlpubs/htm00512855/load.htm
Author: B. Ruby, G. Ledbetter, D. Armstrong
Date Published: 2000
Publisher: Missoula Technology and Development Center
Keywords: Initiative 2, situation risks, wildland firefighting, escape, load carriage, physical fitness tests
Work activities and the onset of first-time low back pain among New York City fire fighters.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=8465805&query_hl=14&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Nuwayhid IA, Stewart W, Johnson JV.
Date Published: March 1993
Publisher: American Journal of Epidemiology
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, muscular-skeletal fitness, back injury, situational risks