Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Company- Station 70

1. Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Company- Station 70 2012 Firefighter Health and Wellness

2. Health and Wellness Objectives • Define Health and Wellness • Discuss NFPA 1583- Standard on Health-Related Fitness Programs for Fire Department Members • Why is there a problem with fitness and nutrition in the fire service? • Understand why proper Health and Wellness is important in your personal and fire service life • Understand the risks of not maintaining a balance between fitness and proper eating habits • Health Maintenance in General • Proper eating and nutrition • Behavioral Health- The link between mental health and physical health

3. Defining Health and Wellness • Sound body and mind and free from physical disease or pain

4. NFPA 1583 • NFPA 1583 establishes the minimum requirements for the development, implementation, and management of a health-related fitness program for members of any fire department or emergency services agency.

5. Why do we have a problem with fitness and nutrition? • A recent NVFC study found “Rates of overweight and obese individuals in the fire service are higher than those found in the general public, ranging from 73% to 88% of firefighters. • Lack of awareness • Dietary issues: Portion Control, Excessive Carbohydrates and sugar in our diets

6. Why do we have a problem (Continued) • Inconsistent work and sleep schedules • Culture that supports poor eating and lack of exercise • Time: Trying to balance the demands of work, family, fire dept, etc.

7. Why is proper health and fitness important? • Your ability to do the job: • Higher rates of injuries. Some career ending • 50% of LODD are attributed to medical issues: Frequently MI, CVA • Inability to perform the requirements of job • Higher incidents of absence from work • Inability to save yourself or a fellow firefighter • Inability to affect the rescue of a citizen • Others?

8. Why (continued) • Impact to your personal life: • Increased medical bills • 50% of LODD attributed to medical issues. Impact on your survivors • Direct link between MI, CVA, Diabetes, and some cancers • Loss of energy • Increased mortality • Decreased mobility

9. Health Maintenance in General • Diet and Nutrition: You don’t need to make dramatic changes in your diet to eat healthier. Simple, subtle changes are easy. Tonight you will learn how • Fitness: Exercise and fitness require a commitment of time… but not a drastic change in your schedule. Tonight you will learn how

10. Health Maintenance in general (Continued) • Behavioral health: There is a direct link between mental health and physical health. • Our profession has a high frequency of depression, suicide. Why? • Family issues: Financial, Divorce, Alcoholism • Frequent exposure to traumatic incidents: Accidents, trauma, death and dying. It does impact you

11. Personal Story • Why I decided to make a commitment to fitness?

12. Six Steps To Successful Personal Change • When you change your thinking you change your beliefs. • When you change you beliefs you change your expectations. • When you change your expectations you change your attitude. • When you change your attitude you change your behavior.

13. Six Steps to Successful Change (Continued) • When you change your behavior you change your performance. • When you change your performance you change your life. Reference: Atlanta Fire Chief/ Former US Fire Administrator, Kelvin Cochran. Authentic Leadership, MFRI 2011

14. How are we going to get there? • Injury Prevention: Discussion tonight on exercises that can be done to strengthen muscles and prevent common fire service injuries • Demonstration of exercises, etc. • Injuries that are common to fire and EMS providers

15. How are we going to get there? • Fitness: Discussion tonight on fitness and exercise • Personalized fitness assessment • Exercise program through the World Gym, Ocean View, that combines group sessions with personal fitness needs • Fully paid by the fire company

16. How are we going to get there? • Discussion tonight on nutrition and how to eat. • Future cooking demonstration • Personalized dietary guide for each interested participant • Grocery store trips • How was dinner tonight?

17. Presenters • Lauren Nuttle, doctor of physical therapy (DPT), AquaCare Rehabilitation, Millville • Joe Zimmerman, Certified PTA, AquaCare Rehabilitation, Millville • B.J Pietryak, Personal Trainer and fitness director, World Gym, Ocean View • Casey Vosburg, Master Personal Trainer, World Gym, Ocean View

18. FIREFIGHTER'S PRAYER When I'm called to duty God wherever flames may ragegrant me the strength to save a life whatever be its age Help me to embrace a little child before it is too lateor save an older person from the horror of that fate Enable me to be alert to hear the weakest shoutand quickly and efficiently put the fire out I want to fill my calling Lord and give the best in meto guard my every neighbor and protect his property And if according to your will I am to lose my life God bless with your protecting hand my children and my wife

19. Thank you! These three training videos and Powerpoint presentations are a very useful resource and will be used in future training. Special Thanks to Homeland Security, Assistance to Firefighters Grant and Fireman’s Fund Insurance for the production of these training materials.