The fire service suffers from high rates of cardiovascular disease and poor overall health,
and firefighters often suffer fatal and non-fatal injuries while on the job. Most fatal injuries …

Firefighters routinely perform tasks that are reliant on their muscular fitness, which includes
muscular strength, power and endurance. Separately, firefighters can present with unique …

Resistance exercise is an important strategy to reduce injuries and improve performance in
the fire service. However, given the large age range of firefighters, it is important to …

From the year 2000, the United States Fire Administration (USFA) has been recording all
line‐of‐duty deaths in the fire service. Stress or overexertion caused 1096 out of 2598 total …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the time course of health, fitness, and
occupational performance changes in firefighter recruits across a fire academy. Methods …

Purpose Although firefighters are required to perform various high-intensity critically
essential tasks, the influence of neuromuscular function on firefighter occupational …

Abstract Lockie, RG, Orr, RM, Montes, F, and Dawes, JJ. A research note exploring the
impact of firefighter trainee fitness on academy graduation or release. J Strength Cond Res …

Purpose The purpose of the present investigation was to identify 1) the prevalence of
overweight and obesity and 2) factors associated with previous work-related …

An air consumption test (ACT) is a physical ability test used in the fire service. The purpose
of this study was to compare demographics and physiological differences between slow …

The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of inter-limb leg lean tissue mass
(LTM) asymmetry on stair climb (SC) performance in firefighters. Forty-one career firefighters …