Firefighter Functional Fitness is AMAZING!  This book is going to change the way the fire service views the importance of fitness!  I’m excited for it to get in the hands of every firefighter across America.

As a career firefighter/paramedic and owner of BecomeFullTime.com, I am always giving aspiring firefighters tips on how they should train for the firefighter physical agility test.  This book is going to be my go-to reference for them!

Firefighter Functional Fitness teaches them the why and how to get into top shape to become a firefighter candidate.  This book is written for any firefighter at any level of fitness.

Brennan Palmer - Firefighter Grapevine FD, Texas | BecomeFullTime.com

Firefighter Functional Fitness is written to meet the needs of any firefighter. Dan and Jim address why optimal fitness is vital for all members of the fire service: volunteer, career, rookie, chief officer, retiree, man, and woman.

Not only does it address why, the book also gives real-world solutions to address firefighter health and wellness.

Susanna Schmitt-Williams - Chief Carrboro Fire Department, N.C.

Firefighter Functional Fitness not only teaches firefighters why they need to be fit for the job and exactly how to do it but it also teaches them what not to do by dispelling some harmful myths that have been in the fire service and fitness industry for too long.

As a scientist I’m excited to see a resource for firefighters that is research-based, and one that spells out a method that I know will be effective.

Dr. Karlie Moore, PhD Exercise Physiologist and Nutritionist FitForDutyConsulting.com

Firefighter Functional Fitness is exactly what the fire service has been searching for! It is a simple approach to a complex problem: a 70% deconditioned fire service.

It is our responsibility as firefighters to be functionally fit and to be able to recover and do it again. Firefighter Functional Fitness provides a systematic approach to help firefighters fulfill the oath they swore to keep.

John Spera - Firefighter/Paramedic Aurora Fire Rescue, CO | FitToFightFire.com

 

The Hanover Park Fire Department hosted a presentation by Chief Kerrigan of Firefighter Functional Fitness as part of our ongoing officer development/succession planning seminar series.  His presentation was timely, engaging and impactful!  Since the presentation, we are seeing an increasing number of our staff implementing many of the functional fitness concepts presented into their required shift physical fitness workout periods. Designed for firefighters by firefighters, Firefighter Functional Fitness uses a common sense approach that focuses on firefighters as industrial athletes, and it has helped many of our staff, including myself have a better understanding of how to prepare and maintain our physical condition in such a way to prevent on-scene injuries and to do a better job serving our residents, businesses and visitors. 

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Craig A. Haigh - Fire Chief Hanover Park (IL) Fire Department

Dan and Jim have hit the nail on the head! Firefighter Functional Fitness provides an outline for making the changes needed to reduce firefighter LODDs.

Firefighter Functional Fitness will have a major impact on firefighter health, well-being, fitness, and injury prevention. I highly recommend this book to all our brothers and sisters in the fire service—from our newest recruits to our chief officers.

Collin Blasingame - Captain Garland Fire Department, TX | BlastMask.com

For firefighters and officers who are serious about firefighter health, safety, and reducing LODDs—Firefighter Functional Fitness should be mandatory reading.

If you believe in reducing firefighter injuries and LODDs but need help addressing your fitness, this book will be your first step to getting started.

Jason Hoevelmann - Battalion Chief Florissant Valley FPD, MO | EngineHouseTraining.com

Firefighter Functional Fitness is the guide for proper preparation, fitness on the fireground, and for career longevity. We are industrial athletes, and it is imperative we prepare ourselves as such.

This book provides a framework for fitness based around the duties that we perform day in and day out. The benefits reaped not only will make you better at your job but also have a healthier life.

Dan Shaw - Battalion Chief | Doug Mitchell - Lieutenant (FDNY) Authors of 25 to Survive: Reducing Residential Injury and LODD

Firefighter Functional Fitness: The Essential Guide to Optimal Firefighter Performance and Longevity is right! Anyone who wants to be firefighter should be offered Dan and Jim’s book when they receive their turnout gear.

It covers everything a firefighter needs to know about functional fitness and how to put that knowledge into action. On behalf of The First Twenty and firefighters across America, thank you for your commitment to firefighter health!

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David Wurtzel - Founder & Director TheFirstTwenty.org

The results of this functional fitness initiative have been staggering for my department! We have had multiple members drop weight in excess of 50 pounds, and the work has clearly paid dividends on the fire ground. The real key is understanding Dan and Jim’s message – you do not have to be a bodybuilder or a world-class sprinter.

Firefighter Functional Fitness is the comprehensive guide to achieving and attaining optimal performance and overall good health!

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Matt Valocchi - Chief Officer Berwyn Fire Company, PA