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Be Selfish with your Personal Fitness
The Olympics are here, and most of us have been watching our American athletes as they perform to the best of their ability. We sit mesmerized watching these athletes compete against the best from other countries. These athletes are the elite of the elite, and they are amazing to watch. We cheer at successes and cringe at defeat right…
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Prevent Fitness Plateaus for Continued Growth
Why do people stop their fitness program? There are many different reasons, but one of the most common is because they stopped seeing progress. Nothing is more motivating that starting a new program, staying with it, and then seeing your body and performance grow. Nothing is more disappointing than training and not seeing any changes. …
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Muscle Imbalances and Injury Potential
As firefighters there are so many things we need to be thinking about during an emergency scene. Rig placement, radio communication, building construction, fire location, and smoke color, volume, and pressure are only a fraction of the things that run…
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The First Twenty is being put to the test.
The program is being studied in two federally funded research projects. The first is funded by FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighter Grant’s Research and Development mechanism and is…
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You Deserve a Health and Wellness Program
Who is the most valuable asset to the fire service? You are! You, the firefighter, are the most valuable, most critical, and most important asset to your fire department! This is why you follow the Phoenix Model, why scene safety is the first step at any of your EMS scenes, and why you change your strategy and/or tactics when an incident begins to move in an…
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Evolution of Health and Wellness in North Carolina’s Fire Service
North Carolina has always strived to deliver the highest quality of fire training to its emergency service family. Year after year, we remain among the top states for offering IFSAC accredited fire and rescue certification programs. The folks at the North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal (NCOSFM) have worked diligently to provide…
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A “Flexible” Effort Results in Organizational Health and Fitness Success
In the world of firefighter functional fitness, flexibility is a primary yet often overlooked component. Increased flexibility translates to improved performance on the fire ground and reduces the chance of injury. There are many ways to improve flexibility; most of them have traditionally consisted of various…
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Several years ago, I was having conversation with a friend of mine who is a seasoned Company Officer from an agency I use to work with. I was inquiring on how he always seemed to be calm, cool, and collective on incident scenes. I was always impressed by his demeanor and command presence on any incident, but especially on those significant ones. His was reply was simply I’m a “Duck on Water.” I looked at him with a blank stare and said what does that mean? He said I make myself stay…
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How the Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge Changed My Life
We all have that defining moment, the event that changed us. The moment that changed our lives, changed our paths, changed the way we view the world. Some people have more than one. And for some of us, we find something that continues to change and shape our lives. For me, that discovery was the Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge.
I…
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The Definition of Insanity
Albert Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. In the fire service we often use this definition to conveniently fit certain situations or our own agendas, especially when it comes to health and fitness. We see it every day in many of our firehouses. We make comments to one another; and maybe, just maybe, we express our…
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Firefighter Nutrition:
3 Quick & Easy Tips when there’s no Time to Cook
Let’s face it; as firefighters, you don’t have loads of time to spend on meal prep. Yet, there aren’t many jobs that have higher energy demands than firefighting,…
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10 Ways to Achieve Better Work-Life Balance
It seems the only way to get ahead in our profession these days is to get behind at home. I find that I am guilty of living my life in the hamster wheel of “business as usual.” Many articles and books have and are being written about finding a healthy work/life balance. It is a widespread problem that continues to elude people, especially those of us…
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Recognizing Suicide Warning Signs in Firefighters and EMTs
Behavioral health is a key component of an overall firefighter health and wellness program. Unfortunately, it is a difficult subject to discuss – many factors affect a firefighter’s ability to understand when a fellow brother or sister is suffering, but that does not make it any less critical an issue.
By far, the number one comment…
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