Health and wellness guide for the volunteer fire service /
[National Volunteer Fire Council and U.S. Fire Administration]

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TriData Corporation
National Volunteer Fire Council (U.S.)
United States Fire Administration
Language(s)
English
Published
[Washington, D.C.] : FEMA, [2004]
Subjects
Physical fitness > United States
Health promotion > United States
Volunteer fire fighters > Physical training > United States
Volunteer fire fighters > Health and hygiene > United States
Summary
From Book's Introduction: Firefighting continues to be one of the nation's most dangerous and hazardous jobs with heart attacks, high physical stress levels, and sprains and strains all too common. In the past five years, the fire service has focused its attention on overcoming these issues by working to change the service's culture. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has spent much time redeveloping and revamping their health and wellness standards, while career departments have been working with the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) and International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) on a wellness initiative that began in 1997. Volunteer personnel also face similar risks when it comes to health and wellness. The nature of member time constraints and tight departmental budgets in the volunteer service often inhibits the creation of comprehensive health and wellness programs. Implementing a comprehensive health and wellness program could overwhelm the resources of many volunteer departments. Time, lack of program leadership, and insufficient funding pose serious challenges to most departments, which often struggle to deliver basic fire suppression capabilities. This guide provides the rationale and suggestions for successfully implementing a health and wellness program volunteer service. It also addresses many common roadblocks
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"TriData, a division of System Planning Corporation, assisted the NVFC in developing the guide"--P. vii
"FA-267/January 2004"--Cover
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Also available via Internet from the USFA web site. Address as of 6/16/06: http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/fa-267.pdf; current access is available via PURL
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x, 87 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
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