Implementing Health and Fitness Standards for Firefighters
Posted: 25 Feb 2015
Date Written: 1996
Abstract
This article briefly summarizes the issues local governments should review prior to implementing health and fitness programs for firefighters. The courts have upheld employer imposed fitness standards for law enforcement officers. This article generalizes the application to firefighters.
Keywords: public safety physical fitness standards for employment, fire fighters, police officers
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Pynes, Joan E., Implementing Health and Fitness Standards for Firefighters (1996). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2569343
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