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Health and Wellness Guide for the Volunteer Fire Service by United States Fire Administration; National Volunteer Fire Council (U.S.); TriData Corporation is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Health and Wellness Guide for the Volunteer Fire Service about?

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 capabi

Who reads Health and Wellness Guide for the Volunteer Fire Service?

Author

United States Fire Administration; National Volunteer Fire Council (U.S.); TriData Corporation

Publisher

FEMA, [2004]

Published

2004

Language

EN

Category

nonfiction