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Friday, November 6, 2009

Mich. Firefighters Sign Fitness Agreement

Firefighters in Norton Shores, Mich., have taken a highly irregular step: they’ve added a formal agreement to remain physically fit to their contract. And this came at a time when the firefighters were still under contract. The agreement was adopted in early June and makes passing an annual medical examination and physical-ability test a condition firefighters must meet to keep their jobs. The agreement establishes a health and wellness committee; one of the committee’s tasks will be to create the ability test that uses NFPA 1583 standards as a guide. Firefighters will begin taking the test once it ...

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