A study on the impact of age and gender on the fitness levels of Canadian full-time firefighters from a single fire service. Read More
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Health Information on Firefighter Websites: Structured Analysis
We were interested in the kind of health and safety resources available to firefighters on Canadian employer and union firefighter websites. Read More
Health information on Canadian firefighter websites [Video]
A structured analysis of the health and safety resources that are available on Canadian firefighter websites. Read More
Physical Employment Standard for Canadian Wildland Fire Fighters: Examining Test–retest Reliability and the Impact of Familiarization and Physical Fitness Training
A study on the impact of repeated performance plus exercise training on the completion time of a wildland fire fighter fitness test. Read More
Physical employment standard for Canadian wildland fire fighters; developing and validating the test protocol
A study that described the development and validation of a protocol for testing the physical fitness of initial attack wildland firefighters. Read More
Physical employment standard for Canadian wildland fire fighters; identifying and characterising critical initial attack response tasks
A study that identified the tasks that should be included in a physical fitness standard test for initial attack wildland firefighters. Read More
The Relationship between Physical Fitness and Simulated Firefighting Task Performance
We wanted to know if there was a link between firefighters’ physical fitness and their performance on simulated firefighting tasks. Read More
The Reliability and Responsiveness of the Zephyr in Normal Populations [Video]
A study that evaluated the Zephyr BioHarness' heart rate measurements of healthy males and females while they completed a fitness test. Read More
The effects of age and gender on Canadian firefighters’ fitness levels
We wanted to know if Canadian firefighters’ fitness levels are affected by age and gender. Read More
Sex differences in firefighter physiological response and task performance strategies
This poster presented differences in how male and female firefighters performed and physically reacted during two firefighting tasks. Read More
Reliability of Zephyr BioHarness and Fitbit Charge Measures of Heart Rate and Activity at Rest, During the Modified Canadian Aerobic Fitness Test and Recovery
The Zephyr BioHarness is a device that can monitor and record physiological responses such as heart rate, breathing rate, posture and activity. We wanted to know if the Zephyr BioHarness would provide reliable results when worn by males and females of different ages while doing a fitness test. Read More
Responsiveness of the Zephyr BioHarness and Fitbit Charge Devices
We wanted to know if the Zephyr BioHarness and Fitbit Charge are able to detect changes in heart rate, breathing rate and number of steps taken over time. Read More
