Approach
As an expanding fire department in
Washington State, Snohomish County Fire
District (SCFD) 1 has developed a philosophy
of training that addresses the needs
of its uniformed personnel. With the
support of both labor and management,
it has continued to promote a
progressive wellness-fitness system with
an educational focus.
Beginning in 2002, District One started a
five-year plan to implement the
Wellness-Fitness Initiative (WFI) into
its Fit for Fire program. It has
now
implemented all components of the WFI; it is
also mandatory by the collective
bargaining agreement. Data
is still the hardest component to
address, but the District continues to
try to fully capture as much as possible. District
1 has found
efficiencies in the budget by tying in
other services of the wellness program
that are already provided by the agency
in other respective budgets, i.e.
immunizations, exposure control, hazmat
medicals, etc.
SCFD set a long
range plan to find the
capital needed over the five-year
implementation phase. It
insisted on yearly medicals from the
start, educating elected officials that not only
was it in the best interest of the fire
fighters, but also the best risk
control measure for following the industry standards
of
the WFI and NFPA 1582.
Click here to view the
Fit for Fire Program Overview
Medical
|
Facility |
In house
at administrative headquarters
|
|
Physician |
Contracted |
|
Additional Staff |
Contracted
Nurse Practitioner
Wellness Coordinator
Fit for Fire Committee |
|
Exam Frequency |
Annual |
|
Exam Details |
Nurse Practitioner performs the
medical exams in house and pay
on a per exam basis
See Section D. - Medical Exam
Components of Program Overview
document (link)
Contract out chest x-ray, stress
EKG, electronic bean
tomography's and true Vo2
testing |
Annual Medical Data Template
Medical History &
Physical Form
Vaccination Record
Fitness
|
IAFF/IAFC PFT's |
15 |
|
Duties |
Exercise programming
Fitness assessment
Manage each component of the WFI
and responsible for that
components training and
education |
|
Exercise Time |
Two hours - 8:30 am - 10:30 am |
|
Exercise Program |
Yes |
|
Equipment |
Yes
in all eight fire stations -
treadmills, step mills, Kettle
bells, free weights and exercise
mats |
|
Nutrition |
Yes
- Provide education, nutrition
tools and meal plans |
Fitness Program Overview
Nutrition Program
Wellness Fitness Policy
Injury-Rehab
|
Method |
Rehab/Injury Prevention Program
- contract exercise
personnel/medical provider |
|
Modified/Light Duty |
Yes |
|
Injury Prevention Committee |
Wellness
Committee Works |
Behavioral
Health
|
Method |
Behavioral Health
Evaluation |
|
EAP |
Yes |
Tobacco Policy
Cost
Justification
Budget Worksheet
Data
Collection
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above.
Implementation
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