Approach
The Fairfax County Fire and
Rescue Department wellness program
encompasses
all elements of the Wellness-Fitness
Initiative (WFI) and is a collaborative approach
between management and labor to develop,
promote, enhance and maintain the
wellness and fitness of the fire fighters who
deliver service to the citizens of
Fairfax County. The goal is to develop a
positive educational approach to
wellness and fitness in the fire and
rescue service.
The
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue
Department developed an overall wellness-fitness program to maintain uniform
personnel physical and mental
capabilities. The program is designed to
be positive and requires mandatory
participation by all uniform personnel.
It allows for on-duty time participation
using facilities and equipment
provided or arranged by the department.
It encompasses rehabilitation and
remedial support for those in need, and
contains training and education
components with the goal to be
reasonable and equitable to all
participants.
Medical
|
Facility |
In-house Occupational Health
Center |
|
Physician |
In-house |
|
Additional Staff |
Exercise Physiologist
Nurses
Physical Therapist
|
|
Exam Frequency |
Annual comprehensive
occupational medical and fitness
exams |
|
Exam Details |
Full blood panel assessment,
hearing and vision exams, chest
x-rays and fitness exam |
Family and Medical Leave SOP
Fitness
|
IAFF/IAFC PFT's |
Yes |
|
Duties |
Work performance evaluation
Exercise programming
Proctor CPAT |
|
WelFit Program
Staff |
Health Programs Manager
WelFit
Program Manager - oversees the
PFT Program, CPAT, Work
Performance Evaluation and
satellite fitness facilities and
equipment needs
Strength Conditioning &
Exercise Specialist |
|
Exercise Time |
2 Hours/Day On duty
- Can use recreation centers; 5
satellite gyms; deals with local
gyms |
|
Exercise Program |
Wellness Fitness Center -
training and education are
provided to support fitness
program |
|
Equipment |
Every station has cardio and
weight equipment |
|
Nutrition |
There are
currently no links or files available
for dissemination. You can get
more information from the contact listed
above. |
CPAT Costs
Draft Station Exercise Handbook
FCFR Recruit Wellness Fitness Handout
Fitness for Duty SOP
Fitness Program SOP
Informational Bulletin
Managing Peer Fitness Trainers
SOP Work Performance Evaluation
Station Exercise Handbook
Wellness Fitness Program Power
Point
Wellness Fitness Program Manual
Wellness Fitness Newsletter June 2008
Wellness Fitness Newsletter Fall 2008
Wellness Fitness Newsletter Winter 2008
Wellness Fitness Newsletter Spring 2009
Injury-Rehab
Support is provided for
rehabilitation and remedial support for
anyone who needs it through the Wellness
Fitness Center.
Light Duty SOP
Personal Injury Reporting SOP
Light Duty Program SOP
Behavioral
Health
|
EAP |
External program; self
referral, supervisor-suggested
referral, or
supervisor-performance referral |
|
Stress
Management |
Crisis Response
Team
Behavior
Health Coordinator
On Scene Traumatic Stress
Management |
SOP Employee Assistance Program
Stress Management Program
Cost
Justification
There are
currently no links or files available
for dissemination. For
more information, see the contact listed
above.
Data
Collection
The Fairfax
County Fire and Rescue Department uses MedGate
for its medical database system to collect
and analyze clinical and health outcome
data. Once the WFI/Cancer and
Occupational Disease Database (funded by
the University of Maryland, Baltimore
School of Medicine) is completed, the Fairfax County Fire
and Rescue Department
and the Indianapolis Fire Department
will transfer data from their Medical
Information Systems to the IAFF central
database.
Implementation
Goals and Objectives
Miscellaneous
Work Performance Evaluation SOP
