The relationship between firefighters’ physical performance characteristics and simulated firefighting demands

Mckayla SCHMİT; Mark DEBELİSO

doi:https://doi.org/10.31459/turkjkin.560623

Article Details

The relationship between firefighters’ physical performance characteristics and simulated firefighting demands

Authors:

Mckayla SCHMİT | Mark DEBELİSO

Publisher:

Nurtekin ERKMEN

Main Topics:

Education

Journal:

Turkish Journal of Kinesiology 2019 Vol.5 Issue 2, pp.63-75

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000638005

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

2459-0134

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31459/turkjkin.560623

Abstract:

 


Prior research indicates
firefighting to be a demanding and hazardous profession that places tremendous
amounts of stress on the body, both physically and mentally. Likewise, degraded
fitness levels can affect the firefighter’s (FF) ability to execute rescue
tasks efficiently and places the imperiled and FF at risk for injury or death. The
current study examined the relationship between physical fitness tests (PFT)
and Simulated Fire Ground Test (SFGT) performance among active FF.  Twenty (n=20) male career FF (age 37.8±8.4
years, height 182.1±7.0 cm, body mass 95.6±8.9 kg) were assessed for PFT and
the SFGT. The PFT assessments included: maximum grip strength (GS), 3-minute
step test, vertical jump (VJ), 1-RM back squat (BS), and 1-RM bench press (BP).
The SFGT was composed of: stair climb with hose bundle (SC), 30m charged hose
advance (CHA), and 30m dummy drag (DD). The SFGT demands were completed in full
PPE (personal protective equipment) gear and pack. SFGT scores were then compared
to the PFT scores with Pearson correlation coefficients (r). Grip strength
demonstrated a negative moderate (r=-0.49: p0.05). Age did not demonstrate a significant
relationship with performance on any of the SGFT assessments (p>0.05). Within
the parameters of this study, FF’s exhibited a moderate to very high
relationship between PFT and the execution of simulated firefighting demands.

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Article Details

The relationship between firefighters’ physical performance characteristics and simulated firefighting demands

Authors: Mckayla SCHMİT | Mark DEBELİSO

Publisher: Nurtekin ERKMEN

Main Topics: Education

Journal: Turkish Journal of Kinesiology 2019 Vol.5 Issue 2, pp.63-75

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2019

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000638005

Frequency: Quarterly

eISSN: 2459-0134

DOI: https://doi.org/10.31459/turkjkin.560623

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Authors:

Mckayla SCHMİT | Mark DEBELİSO

Publisher:

Nurtekin ERKMEN

Main Topics:

Education

Journal:

Turkish Journal of Kinesiology 2019 Vol.5 Issue 2, pp.63-75

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000638005

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

2459-0134

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31459/turkjkin.560623