CDC: More than 70% of Firefighters Overweight, Obese
More than 70% of U.S. firefighters are overweight or obese, exceeding the national average for adults and presenting a major threat to firefighter health and safety, statistics show. Obesity is...
View ArticleHopkins Study Targets At-Risk Firefighters to Prevent Cardiac Events
Disability and death from a heart attack in firefighters is preventable, says a team of researchers at the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease and the Johns Hopkins...
View ArticleSurvey: Many Firefighters Putting Love of Firefighting Above Health, Safety
A recent survey of 2,400 firefighters contributes to the renewed national conversation on firefighter health and efforts to prevent line of duty deaths from cardiovascular events. This conversation is...
View ArticleFirst Arriving Firefighter Health Survey: Comments From the Respondents
Back to Main Story: Survey: Many Firefighters Putting Love of Firefighting Above Health, Safety Browse Additional Comments From Survey Respondents As an overweight firefighter/paramedic I feel we...
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