Fire Rescue Wellness

I get it. Firefighters see black and white, and shades of grey don't exist. Therefore, it's easier for them to believe in absolutes vs nuance. Today's FRW Spotlight outlines why that might not be a great idea.

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NFPA 1582 has been updated and renamed as 1580. Come along on my conversation with Dr. Jacob Mota and Mike Conner as they discuss the changes.

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So what, now what?!?

The NFPA changes may have wide-reaching effects, some unintended. It’s important to know what the guidelines mean.

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Dr. Katie Hirsch talks HIIT

Link to Policy Implementation Episode

Grant Tinsley JOEM paper

SMFR Cardiac CTs Episode

Joel Martin meta-analysis

Link to Vanessa's original episode

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Acutely, C-19 took the fire service out at our knees, and many members are still suffering from long-term issues. Hear what Dr. Burriesci, DPT, says about some of the impacts. Check out the full-length episode here.

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I had the opportunity to meet Dr. Tessa Koschel at the NSCA Northwest regional conference last summer, and I knew we had to be friends. Tessa also recently spoke at the inaugural Women's Tactical Human Performance Summit in OKC

Tessa Koschel is married to an Iraq War Veteran who is now an ER Physician, and the daughter of a military family. Dr. Koschel works closely with the first responder population on cognitive control and perinatal performance. Dr. Koschel is the innovator of Fitness Therapy Coaching and Consulting, a program that utilizes anthropology and neurophysiology to elicit peak human performance. From private client to lecture hall, Dr. K takes an interdisciplinary approach to unleash the superhuman within each professional, tactical, and perinatal athlete. Her recent industry contributions include presenting on Cognitive Control at the NSCA National Tactical Conference and trademarking Perinatal Periodization and Performance in an up-and-coming Tier-1 Special-Interest journal publication that will move the bar forward for female athletes in all walks of life. Following her NCAA Track career, Dr. K spent 10 years coaching NCAA athletics and strength & conditioning. She went on to conduct NIH medical research, pioneer health-coaching models, and travel nationwide to advocate the need for S&C professionals in US healthcare. Dr. Koschel is an adjunct professor at the University of Denver and serves as the State Director of NSCA Oregon. In 2024, she received the Editorial Excellence Award for the NSCA Strength & Conditioning Journal. Her lifestyle exemplifies her research, challenging her children to battles of wit and athleticism at the ninja-warrior gym, on the track at Hayward Field, or deep in the wilderness on one of their many travels. 

So what, now what?!?

Children from neuromaladaptive family environments often face a choice in adulthood: continue screaming into the abyss, or figure out cognitive control. 

The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter

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Goal setting is tricky, and behavioral goals work far better than outcome goals. Terms like "more," "less," and "try" trip us up during execution. Hear about SMAR goal setting in today's Spotlight.

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In today’s episode, Dawes and I kicked back with some crispy beverages and reflected on fire academy training.

It’s a hot topic among instructors, and in my opinion, too often, random acts of fitness dominate the physical training sessions.

But here’s the thing...during the 24-1 OSU-OKC academy, I implemented a structured and ability-based program that helped recruits lose body fat, gain skeletal muscle, and improve their 1.5-mile run times (all statistically significantly). And we did all that without running more than twice a week, skipping the usual “death by burpees, air squats, and pushups,” and avoiding a single "smoke session".

While the group didn’t get measurably stronger (tough to do with only 40-pound sandbags), they maintained their countermovement jump height—a key indicator of fatigue, as well as their pushups, and pullups performance.

So… what now?

Random workouts (I call these Random Acts of Fitness) can support general health and fitness, but they probably aren’t driving meaningful performance gains for firefighters. Ask yourself this: When was the last time an NFL team played better during a game due to doing a deck-of-cards workout during the week?

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Maureen Stoecklein is a retired firefighter and current dietitian for the Detroit Tigers. Today, Moe shines a spotlight on nutrition basics for firefighters. Hear the original episode here.

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In today's episode, Dr. Burgess and I chatted about a singular study he conducted using an infrared sauna in firefighters who were conducting training evolutions. Much more research needs to be conducted before making overarching recommendations in fire.

Dr. Jeff Burgess is the Associate Dean for Research in Public Health, Community, Environment, and Policy at the University of Arizona. Dr. Burgess's research interests include respiratory toxicology in firefighters and smoke inhalation victims; reduction of mining-related injuries and exposures; environmental arsenic exposure; and hazardous materials exposures, including methamphetamine laboratories.

So what, now what?!?

In this study, although not statistically significant, results from using the infrared sauna were promising. 

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The objective: Prepare academy recruits for the physical demands of the job.
The typical result: Certain fitness metrics improve, injuries occur among some recruits, and it remains unclear whether these gains actually enhance job performance.

Sport science has entered the chat and labs such as Dr. Mota's are looking at what really matters and what translates to performance.

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Get involved in the female firefighter body scanning project!

Hear the previous FRW Podcast Episode here

So what, now what?!?

All research isn't created equal. Be a savvy research consumer by following the 12 tips presented on this episode!

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