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Acquired progressive asthma in a fire-fighter.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=3169218&query_hl=14&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Bergstrom CE, Tornling G, Unge G.
Date Published: May 1988
Publisher: European Respiratory Journal
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, toxic exposure, asthma%0a

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Acting fire chief suffers heart attack after shift and dies - Alaska

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face200424.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: April 15, 2004
Publisher: NIOSH F2004-24
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, cardiac death, Initiative 6%0a

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Active versus passive cooling during work in warm environments while wearing firefighting protective clothing

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Author: Selkirk, GA; McLellan, TM; Wong, J
Date Published: 2004 Aug;1(8)
Publisher: Journal of Occupational & Environmental Hygiene
Keywords: Initiative 6, Initiative 8, protective clothing, heat stress%0a

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Acute and chronic effects of fire fighting on pulmonary function.

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Author: Loke J, Farmer W, Matthay RA, Putman CE, Smith GJ.
Date Published: March 1980
Publisher: Chest
Keywords: Initiative 2,environmental risks, Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function%0a

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Acute effects of firefighting on arterial stiffness and blood flow

http://vmj.sagepub.com/content/16/2/113.short
Author: Christopher A Fahs, Huimin Yan, Sushant Ranadive, Lindy M Rossow,
Date Published: April 2011
Publisher: Vascular Medicine
Keywords: stress reduction, firefighter

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Acute effects of routine firefighting on lung function.

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Author: Sheppard D, Distefano S, Morse L, Becker C.
Date Published: 1986
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function, Initiative 2, environmental risks%0a

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Acute eosinophilic pneumonia in a New York City firefighter exposed to World Trade Center dust.

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Author: Rom WN, Weiden M, Garcia R, Yie TA, Vathesatogkit P, Tse DB, McGuinness G, Roggli V, Prezant D.
Date Published: September 2002
Publisher: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, World Trade Center, pneumonia, Initiative 2%0a

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Acute health effects among firefighters exposed to a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) fire.

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Author: Markowitz JS, Gutterman EM, Schwartz S, Link B, Gorman SM.
Date Published: May 1989
Publisher: American Journal of Epidemiology
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, PVC exposure, toxic exposure%0a

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Acute health hazards of firefighters after fighting a department store fire.

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Author: Gu TL, Liou SH, Hsu CH, Hsu JC, Wu TN.
Date Published: 1996
Publisher: Industrial Health
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, Initiative 6, medical risks%0a

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Acute pesticide-related illness among emergency responders, 1993-2002

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/112549273/ABSTRACT
Author: Calvert, Barnett, Mehler, Becker, Das, Beckman, Male, Sievert, Thomsen, Morrissey
Date Published: Volume 49, Issue 5,
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, Initiative 6, medical risks, pesticides%0a

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Acute upper and lower respiratory effects in wildland firefighters.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18784550
Author: Gaughan DM, Cox-Ganser JM, Enright PL, Castellan RM, Wagner GR, Hobbs GR, Bledsoe TA, Siegel PD, Kre
Date Published: September 2008
Publisher: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: procedures, fire fighting

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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

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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

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Aetiology and prevalence of eye injuries within the United Kingdom fire service.

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Author: Owen, CG; Margrain, TH; Woodward, EG
Date Published: 1995; 9 ( Pt 6 Su)
Publisher: Eye
Keywords: Initiative 6, Initiative 2, eye injuries, environmental risks, incident safety%0a

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Age as a bona fide occupational qualification for firefighting. A review on the importance of measuring aerobic power

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Author: Sothmann MS, Landy F, Saupe K.
Date Published: January 1992
Publisher: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical health, medical health, age factors, aging, aerobic power%0a

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Age-Related Aerobic Power in Volunteer Firefighters, A Comparative Analysis

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Author: Swank, Adams, Barnard, Berning, Stamford
Date Published: 2000
Publisher: The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
Keywords: Initiative 6, aerobic capacity, strength and conditioning, volunteer firefighters%0a

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Air contaminants encountered by firefighters

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Author: Treitman, Robert D; Burgess, William A; Gold, Avram;
Date Published: 1980 Nov. Volume 41,
Publisher: American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
Keywords: Initiative 6, Initiative 2, toxic exposure, environmental risks%0a

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Airport fire fighter suffers sudden cardiac death at fire station - Arkansas

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face200340.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: February 26, 2003
Publisher: NIOSH F2003-40
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, cardiac death, Initiative 6%0a

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Airport fire fighter suffers sudden cardiac death while on duty - South Carolina

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face200518.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: August 16, 2004
Publisher: NIOSH F2005-18
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, cardiac death, Initiative 6%0a

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Airway responsiveness of firefighters after smoke exposure.

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Author: Chia KS, Jeyaratnam J, Chan TB, Lim TK.
Date Published: August 1990
Publisher: British Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function, smoke inhalation, tox

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Alcoholism and firefighters: an intervention strategy

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries1.web&search=R%3D154467
Author: Piland, Mark L
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, wellness programs, lifestyle, alcohol abuse, alcoholism intervention

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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/STARLibraries1.web&search=R%3D161643
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 epidemiologic study of cancer and other causes of mortality in San Francisco firefighters.

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Author: Beaumont JJ, Chu GS, Jones JR, Schenker MB, Singleton JA, Piantanida LG, Reiterman M.
Date Published: 1991
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, cancer, environmental risks, San Francisco mortality study, Initiative

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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/STARLibraries1.web&search=R%3D148228
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

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

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