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Issues involving medical conditions will continue to play a role in the fire service and those of us who care for firefighters need to be aware of these conditions. ...
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You are at the incident scene and need a quick thirst quencher. You want to reach for that soda, but before you do, you may want to reconsider. In reality, soda should not be part ...
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It doesn't matter how advanced tools become. Without a physical training that includes balance of strength, mobility and flexibility, your chance of getting hurt moving patients is ...
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Suspension training system showing up in more firehouses to help firefighters prevent injury, gain on-the-job strength ...
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Injury prevention, fitness and wellness are all important aspects of a career in public safety. Take it one step further and let's add easier lifting, transferring, moving, ...
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Firefighter fitness is one of the hot-button issues in today's fire service. In fact, last year's Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week carried the theme of "Fit for ...
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Contributed by LionConnectsFirefighting remains one of the few occupations left that requires heavy lifting. Just about everyone else has figured out a way to use hydraulics or ...
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There are obviously a lot of tools, gears, gadgets, and equipment that make up a fire station's resources. Here are a few things to consider when buying some of the most important ...
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By Captain Shawn Perry; M.S. Exercise Physiology Sacramento Fire DepartmentExercise equipment and nutrition programs/supplements comprise a multi-billion dollar industry aimed at ...
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By Jamie Thompson FireRescue1 StaffDALLAS — Dallas Fire-Rescue scooped the 2009 Award for Excellence for its wellness-fitness program at Fire-Rescue International Friday. The ...
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By Chief Greg Bulanow North Charleston, SC, Fire Department Things began earlier this year with a series of department meetings in which doctors from University Family Medicine ...
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By Rip Esselstyn Austin Fire DepartmentThe evening of January 5, 2000, was bitterly cold, a night no one in the Austin, Texas, Fire Department will soon forget. At the time I was ...
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To mark this year's Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week, I thought it appropriate to elaborate on the five key health points put forth by the International Association of ...
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By Todd South Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee)DALTON, Ga. — The squad shuffles along, sneakers pounding the pavement. As one man calls a quick cadence in the cold ...
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11Alive.comCLAYTON COUNTY, GA — A firefighter candidate died Friday twelve hours after taking Clayton County's required physical fitness test.Fire Chief Alex Cohilas says the ...
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Kevin Malley, former director of New York's physical training program, presents an exclusive excerpt from his new book for Health Week ...
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Recently, after having my fire department medical and getting the results, I decided to take an active role in reducing my risk factors so that I didn't become one of those ...
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By FireRescue1 StaffWASHINGTON — Physicians knowledgeable about the demands of firefighting should perform periodic evlauations and pre-placement medical exams in accordance ...
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So many times we get rolling on a call and find ourselves deep into the day without having anything to eat. Our bodies start to fail and slowly we get agitated and weak. What do we ...
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