New Hire Academy
The New Hire Academy 2004-06 completes their Technical Rescue Team introduction and swim assessment at the Daytona Beach Community College pool. The assessment requires the members to swim, tread water, and bring a weighted item from a depth of ten feet out of the water.
Weekly Fitness Routine
Kate Taylor, Fitness and Nutrition Specialist, demonstrates proper technique as she introduces VCFS’ latest New Hire Academy to its first week of morning fitness. New Hire Academy 2005-1 has accepted the responsibility of helping Kate develop a progressively difficult weekly fitness routine that emphasizes flexibility, aerobic capacity and general strength improvement. Feedback from the firefighters has been positive and we trust they will continue to practice good fitness upon completion of the academy.
LP Burn
The VCFS New Hire Academy Class 2005-1 participates in the LP emergencies live burn evolutions at the Fire Training Center. The eight-hour course includes four hours of classroom instruction followed by four hours of drills that include approach, stream placement and personnel protection. Students also learn to work in the LP environment as a team, an essential part of safe operations.
New Fitness Program Producing Positive Results
The New Hire Academy Class 2005-1 completed their physical fitness assessment as a follow up to the same assessment conducted five weeks earlier. The results were outstanding with a group reduction of their combined body fat percentage of 32.4% and individual reductions ranging from 1% to 5.4%. Most members lost weight, while a couple actually gained weight due to a loss of body fat and an increase in muscle. These measurable improvements are attributed to the newly implemented morning fitness program that incorporates a progressively difficult routine weekly. This class was the trial group and because of the success of the program, this established routine will be incorporated into each new hire academy with some minor modifications made to the program.
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