- Title:
-
Fit for Fires
- Date:
- February 2006
- Organisations
- BCRC
- Authors:
- Brad Aisbett
- Location:
- Australia, VIC, Australia
Overview
This article appears in Fire Australia, Winter 2006. Fire Australia is a joint publication of the Bushfire CRC, the Australasian Fire Authorities Council and the Fire Protection Association of Australia.
Volunteer firefighters play a major role in the suppression of bushfires across Australia. Despite this heavy reliance on volunteer firefighters in Australia, there has been limited research into the physical demands that they experience during bushfire suppression. Similarly, the health and physical fitness of these volunteers has received little research attention.
