Drawn by Fire: Oversized Hero
Let’s stick to it this year and become the fit and capable firefighter your public expects, says Paul Combs.
Fitness
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The Tabata Protocol: ‘High-Octane’ Firefighter Training for Functional Performance
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) will provide firefighters with the most bang for their buck when it comes to improving fireground performance.
Exercise and Diet Should Be Part of Strategic Occupational Health Plans
To understand how tactical health is affected by times of emergency response, the authors conducted six-week exercise and diet interventions. Here are the results.
California Police Athletic Federation Announces New Executive Committee Members and Leadership
For the first time in the organization’s history, a firefighter has been inducted as CPAF’s President.
More Fitness
Rescuing the Hero Within: Firefighters and Self-Care
Firefighters must prioritize their health and well-being to maximize their effectiveness in saving lives and property, David Conley writes.
Five Steps to Creating a Culture of Firefighter Fitness
Recorded January 19, 2024 | Watch Now!Jim Moss and Dan Kerrigan review five essential components to help your department cultivate a culture of fitness.
FE Volume 176 Issue 12
Check out articles from the December 2023 issue of Fire Engineering magazine, which focuses on firefighter health and fitness.
‘Fit for Duty’ Means More Than Physical Fitness
Physical fitness is only one small factor to determine if your firefighters are ready to respond. You must also consider mental fitness.
Fitness: From the Firehouse to the Fireground
"Fitness" shouldn't be a bad word among firefighters. Eric Haskins on how getting in shape can preserve firefighters to continue helping their communities.
A Prepared Firefighter Is a Fit Firefighter
How do firefighters end up letting their fitness deteriorate? John Spera lists five factors and ways to counter them.
Three 15-Minute Workouts You Can Do While on Shift
Workouts don't need to be gruelingly long to be effective. Samantha McChesney offers three workouts to keep firefighters moving for 15 minutes every shift.
Volunteer Fire Department Staffing: Fitness Programming as a Recruitment and Retention Incentive
Richard C. Kline examines the question of whether formal health and fitness programs can impact the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters.
