A Review of Firefighter Physical Fitness/Wellness Programs: Options for the Military

Abstract

The US Air Force is the Executive Agent for the firefighter fitness programs for all military components. This Review & Analysis examines four suggested candidate firefighter physical fitness programs and related research in support of the ongoing Air Force/Department of Defense project to adopt a defensible and acceptable firefighter fitness training and testing program. The four programs that are compared and contrasted are the interim Air Force/Department of Defense Fire Protection Program's Fire Fighter Physical Fitness Program, the Canadian Forces/Department of National Defence's new Fire Fighter Physical Fitness Maintenance Program, the emerging International Association of Fire Fighters/International Association of Fire Chiefs Fire Service Joint Labor Management Wellness/Fitness Initiative (IAFF/FC Initiative), and the National Fire Protection Association's work-in-progress, NFPA 1583.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 20, 1998
Accession Number
ADA421421

Entities

People

  • Atia T. Mirza
  • Barbara Palmer
  • Jon W. Carroll

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Fire Protection
  • Health Services
  • Heart Rate
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Job Analysis
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • National Security
  • Operating Systems
  • Performance Tests
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Exercise and Sports Science.
  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Systems Analysis and Design