Abstract Fyock-Martin, MB, Erickson, EK, Hautz, AH, Sell, KM, Turnbaugh, BL, Caswell, SV,
and Martin, JR. What do firefighting ability tests tell us about firefighter physical fitness? A …

LAY SUMMARY Firefighting involves a high level of physical exertion with tremendous
demands on the heart and body. It is necessary to quantify levels of physical work exertion in …

Introduction. The unique demands of firefighting results in acute, recurrent, or chronic pain
complications. We aimed to describe the percentage distribution of number and location of …

Introduction: Firefighters are set to respond to a number of dynamic demands within their
roles that extend well beyond fire suppression. These tasks (ie, heavy lifting, awkward …

Firefighters require a high level of physical fitness to meet the demands of their job. The
correlations and contributions of individual physical health parameters to the tasks of …

Proper training methods may be used as an effective preventative measure for many of the
musculoskeletal injuries sustained as a first responder that are inherent to the profession …

BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal symptoms (MSSs) remain the most frequently reported
type of injuries sustained during fire-ground operations in firefighters. However, there is a …

Firefighters often complete air management courses (AMC) to assess the ability to tolerate
personal protective equipment, appropriately manage the breathing system and assess …

BACKGROUND: Firefighters have high rates of exposures to critical events that contribute to
physical and mental stress, resulting in high rates of injury and work-injury compensation …

Physical ability test (PAT) evaluates firefighters'(FF) occupational capacity. The contribution
of anaerobic systems during PAT and mental toughness (MT) relationship to PAT is …