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Post-Injury Training to Essential Job Demands for Firefighters
April 15, 2022
This article explores a return to duty program for the tactical facilitator to implement with injured firefighters.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Firefighter Occupational Performance Job Tasks Return to Duty
Evidence-Based Exercise for Structural Firefighters—A Brief Review
September 11, 2020
The purpose of this article is to address the key elements when designing a training program for firefighters, provide evidence for utilizing circuit training, and suggest recommendations on how to incorporate circuit training into the training program.
TSAC Facilitators Program design Firefighters Fire Suppression Tasks Equipment Carry TSAC-F
TSAC Report — First Responder Column — July 2024 — The Impact of Exercise and Fitness on First Responders’ Mental and Physical Health
November 15, 2024
This column will explore specific investigations that evaluate the impact of PA and fitness on mental and physical health outcomes among firefighters and law enforcement officers.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Technique Program design Safety Tactical Facilitators First Responders Physical Fitness LEOs Occupational Stress Mental Health Firefighters
Tactical Peer Fitness Practical Application Workshop
September 2, 2022
The purpose of this case study was to assess a one-day peer fitness leaders workshop for firefighters and law enforcement officers to test the feasibility of creating a “Train the Trainer” program, which could be implemented for continued intervention.
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Injury Mitigation in Career Firefighters Using an Athletic Trainer in a Direct Access Care Model
July 5, 2024
This article explores the process and reasoning behind integrating an athletic trainer within a fire department to provide clinical care and injury prevention protocols.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease Professional Development Athletic Trainer Musculoskeletal Injury Firefighter
TSAC Report 43 Research Review
April 1, 2015
This article is the eighth in a continuing series of tactical strength and conditioning (TSAC) research reviews. It is designed to bring awareness to new research findings of relevance to tactical strength and conditioning communities. On this occasion, the focus is on new research presented at the 2016 NSCA National Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, July 7 – 8, 2016.
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Training Considerations for the Female Firefighter – Bridging the Evidence Gap in Tactical Strength and Conditioning
May 11, 2026
This TSAC Report article discusses why female firefighters need sex-specific training to improve biomechanics, reduce injury risk, and support career sustainability. Visit NSCA online to read more about exercise science and occupational readiness.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Exercise Technique Program design Organization and Administration Testing and Evaluation Safety Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease Professional Development Injury Prevention Career Sustainability Female Firefighters Sex specific Training First Responder Readiness Strength Training Occupational Fitness Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT)
First Responder Research Column – State of the Fire Service – Physical Training Interventions
May 15, 2026
This TSAC Report column summarizes physical training outcomes for firefighters and practical guidance on program design and results. Visit NSCA online to read more on firefighter fitness and tactical performance in the fire service.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Organization and Administration Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Safety Emergency Procedures Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease Professional Development muscular strength aerobic capacity firefighters fitness adaptations tactical circuit programs multimodal high-intensity interval training (HIIT) periodization high-intensity functional training (HIFT)
What Types of Fitness Training do Firefighters Actually Need? Models to Adapt Training Preference
April 1, 2016
Military and law enforcement needs analyses are not specifically matched to firefighting, but those training styles are better than basic fitness regimens or no regimen at all. For firefighters who are attracted to other styles of training not specific to firefighting, there are ways to train for all the demands of firefighting without making the firefighter use training modalities that they dislike or are not comfortable using.
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TSAC Report - First Responder Column
July 26, 2024
This column reviews recent literature that investigated the appropriateness of a commonly utilized on-duty exercise training modality for firefighters and describes the occupational demands of specialist tactical police officers.
TSAC Facilitators Exercise Science Program design Firefighter Special Tactical Police Officer High-Intensity Resistance Training Heart Rate
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