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March
2008. Big Bear Lake Fire
Department implements an incentive bonus of $500 for any
firefighter scoring 1500 or meeting all ideal standards on the Firefighter Physical
Performance Score or achieves a Physical Fitness Age 15 years
below their chronological age. A $150 bonus awarded to any
firefighter improving their performance score by 150 points.
2007 Most Fit Fire Department
2007 Runner-up- Most Fit
Fire Department
How
Fit Are Your Firefighters?
The average firefighter from
a fit fire department has a Physical Fitness Age of 26.7, a Max
VO2 score of 46.4, a body fat percentage of 19.5, can do 109
sit-ups in 2 minutes, can jump 22.4 inches, can do 54 push-ups and
has an overall firefighter physical performance score of 1567
(ideal score is 1500 or above).
What Is Killing America's Firefighters?
Heart Attacks Claim More Firefighters Than Any Other Cause
The U.S. Fire Administration
has released a comprehensive study which examines the causes of
deaths for on-duty firefighters. The leading cause of death for
firefighters is heart attack – 44%.
Firefighters face a much
higher risk of death from heart attack when battling a blaze — up
to 100 times the normal rate — and are more likely to be struck
even when they're doing less-strenuous tasks, according to a
Harvard study.
IS YOUR DEPARTMENT FIT
FOR DUTY... WE CAN MAKE SURE THEY ARE!!
SELECTED WELLNESS/FITNESS TESTING PICTURES
The following is
a list of services provided:
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- Medical Questionnaire implementation
for OSHA Respiratory Protection program compliance
- Comprehensive blood profile (optional
blood profiles include CBC, PSA , CRP and VAP lipid profile)
- Lifestyle questionnaire (including a 3
day diet recall)
- Body composition (hydrostatic weighing
and skinfold methods)
- Resting blood pressure and heart rate
- Respiratory analysis (Vital Capacity
and FEV1)
- Grip strength
- Vertical jump
- 2 minute abdominal curls
- Prognostic EKG treadmill test and Max
VO2 prediction
- Flexibility assessment
- Hearing and vision screening
- Physical Fitness Age determination
- Firefighter Physical Performance Score
- Computerized report containing
comprehensive cardiovascular risk analysis, exercise
recommendations, nutrition recommendations, back injury
prevention recommendations and heart disease reduction
recommendations
- Consultation on wellness/fitness
screenings and program recommendations.
Firefighters identified with high health risk will receive
a confidential medical referral.
HIGH
RISK PROFILING
Firefighters who have a Framingham Risk Score
(heart disease risk score) of 11% or more, have an abnormal
exercise stress test (EKG abnormalities, low
Chronotopic
Index scores, low heart rate recovery rates,
abnormal blood pressure response and impaired functional
capacity), angina or significant family history for heart
disease (plus one heart disease risk factor) will be
recommended to receive a 64-Slice CT Cardiovascular Scan and be
referred to seek medical intervention from their primary care
provider. Coronary Computed
Tomography Angiography (CCTA).
The CCTA can look beyond the heart and into the blood vessel
wall and may be able to get unique information on the biology of
the vessel walls to see if disease is present. Furthermore, the
CCTA has the potential to see plaque inside the wall, something
that coronary angiography can’t reveal, and which can help lead
to earlier diagnosis.
Visit the web site for San Diego Imaging
where this test will be performed. Click here:
San Diego Imaging
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