In 2023, firefighter candidates attend Entry Fitness test practice session day with members of the Kansas City (KS) Fire Department. Photo courtesy Dennis L. Rubin. In our industry, the stakes are ...

The NFPA has consolidated multiple health and safety standards into NFPA 1580, introducing age- and biological sex-adjusted cardiorespiratory fitness benchmarks for firefighters. This replaces a ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Falls firefighters are required to pass a physical fitness test that mimics on-the-job duties, but a former labor representative maintains that the test has caused ...

When firefighters age, their speed and functional abilities decline. However, not all aging is equal, and not all decline is linear. Many U.S. fire departments are ill-equipped to support firefighters ...