Approach
In 2006, members of the Port Moody Fire
Rescue (PMFR) and Port Moody Fire
Fighters, IAFF Local 2399, acquired the
necessary education to begin
implementation of the IAFF/IAFC Joint
Labor Management Wellness-Fitness
Initiative. The goal is to improve
the wellness and fitness of their
members, as well as contributing to the
overall effort to improve the fire
service as a whole. It is the goal
of the PMFR to promote fire fighter
health and fitness through fitness
assessments, counseling and exercise. The program helps ensure job
preparedness through participation in a
validated assessment of physical job
functions and promotes medical health
through tracking of voluntary compliance
to suggested medical examination
schedules. The program was up and
running in 2009.
Medical
|
Facility |
No
department facility |
|
Physician |
General Physician with special
interest in fire fighting
Family Physician |
|
Additional Staff |
N/A |
|
Exam Frequency |
Annual |
|
Exam Details |
Physician follows WFI medical
exam as close as possible.
Medical Service Plan (MSP) will
cover certain parts of the
medical exam if doctors have a
reason to test. Currently,
working with the City to provide
a budget to cover parts of the
medical exam for which the
doctor feels members should be
tested. |
Fitness
|
IAFF/IAFC PFTs |
6 |
|
Duties |
Basic exercise counseling
Fitness assessments
Facilitate wellness/fitness
education |
|
Exercise Time |
1.5 hours per shift |
|
Exercise Program |
Personal aerobic and circuit
training
TWIST Sports Conditioning Series |
|
Equipment |
Both stations are equipped with
aerobic equipment (treadmill,
elliptical and stationary bike)
Nautilus machine, dumbbells
(10lb - 70lb), Bosu board,
balance board, stability balls
and medicine balls |
|
Nutrition |
Education by PFT's on their
respective shifts |
Injury-Rehab
|
Method |
An
employee out of work for more
than four days (block) due to
injury or illness must receive a
medical clearance from their
attending physician with no
indicated or implied physical
restrictions. |
|
Modified/Light Duty |
Yes - Coordinated by Operations
Chief |
|
Injury Prevention Committee |
Health and Safety Committee |
Behavioral
Health
|
Method |
EAP Program
Fire Department Padre available
24 hrs/365 days |
|
EAP |
EAP Program managed by Interlock |
|
Stress
Management |
CISM handled by Fire Department
Padre |
Cost
Justification
There
are currently no links or files
available for dissemination. For
more information, see the contact listed
above.
Data
Collection
|
Method |
Collect annual performance
assessment, fitness assessment,
and functional movement
screening
Medical information is kept
confidential by Physician |
Implementation
In 2006
Port Moody Fire Fighters, Local 2399,
began implementing the WFI. Most
components have been implemented. Local 2399 is working towards including the
program in the Collective Bargaining
Agreement, as well as acquiring
additional funding to cover the costs of
additional tests in the medical physical
exam. The additional funds would also be
used to access private consultants to
provide MRIs, orthopedists and
neurosurgeons for case by case issues to
get fire fighters back to work sooner
when injured off the job. Trying to make the WFI stay current and
evolve is a constant challenge to
provide the best service for the benefit
of the members participating. In
the fall of 2009, PMFR hosted the first
IAFF/IAFC/ACE Peer Fitness Training
Certification course in British Columbia, with the
help from instructors from Calgary Fire
Department and FDNY. The goal of
the course was to help other IAFF locals
implement their own programs.
