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

Download or read book A Review of Firefighter Physical Fitness/Wellness Programs: Options for the Military written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.