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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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A Salt Lake City Fire Department wellness/fitness program: an evaluative study to develop an implementation plan popular

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo33093.pdf
Author: Hansen, Jim
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, wellness programs, administration

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A step to wellness: NFPA 1582 in a volunteer department popular

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Author: Humphreys, Richard A
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical fitness, medical standards, NFPA 1582

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A study of firefighter wellness programs popular

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo33832.pdf
Author: Metcalf, Cindy R.
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, wellness programs, behavioral health, cardiorespiratory fitness

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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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Can firefighter instructors perform a simulated rescue after a live fire training exercise? popular

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Author: Eglin CM, Tipton MJ.
Date Published: October 2005
Publisher: European Journal of Applied Physiology
Keywords: Initiative 6, training safety, live-fire training, instructor, work capacity

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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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Development of health and wellness programs for combination fire departments popular

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Author: Tiffany, Phillip A.
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, wellness programs, physical fitness programs, medical programs, medical risks, heart function, peer fitness training, combination fire department

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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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Evaluation of the implementation of a periodic medical examination program for the Fire Department of the City of New York popular

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo32797.pdf
Author: Peruggia, John J.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical fitness, medical evaluations, medical fitness program

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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 fire fighter dies as a result of a cardiac arrest during a trench rescue - Georgia

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face9949.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: May 14, 1999
Publisher: NIOSH 99-F49
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, cardiac death, Initiative 6

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A longitudinal study of pulmonary function in fire fighters

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Author: Tepper, Comstock, Levine
Date Published: 1991;20(3):307-16.
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function, Initiative 2

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A mathematical model of the human respiratory system and breathing equipment

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Author: Tomlinson,Stephen and White, Graham
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: Fire Safety, Technology & Management
Keywords: Initiative 6, lung function, respiratory system, SCBA

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A New York City firefighter: overwhelmed by World Trade Center dust

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Author: Beckett WS.
Date Published: September 2002
Publisher: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, World Trade Center, Initiative 2

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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 plan for implementing a wellness program in the Fort Myers Shores Fire Protection and Rescue Service District

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Author: Dowaliby, Christopher J
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, wellness programs

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