A WORD FROM RANDY...

THOUGHT I WOULD TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AND WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE A MISSING LINK IN THE FIRE SERVICE. I'M RANDY JOHNSON, FIREFIGHTER AND CREATOR OF FIREFIT FIREFIGHTER FITNESS TRAINER. I'VE BEEN IN THE FIRE SERVICE SINCE 2002, STARTING AS A VOLUNTEER WITH RANDALL COUNTY VFD, THEN IN 2004 I STARTED WITH AMARILLO, TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENT AS A CAREER FIREFIGHTER. 

MOST FIREFIGHTERS BECOME COMPLACENT WHEN IT COMES TO FITNESS. WHETHER IT'S BECAUSE WE DON'T LIKE TO WORK OUT OR WE ARE BUSY AND DON'T SEEM TO HAVE TIME, WE STILL HAVE TO BE PHYSICALLY FIT TO DO OUR JOBS AND GO HOME TO OUR FAMILIES. 

FIREFIT WAS CREATED AND DEVELOPED TO HELP COMBAT THE BIGGEST KILLER OF FIREFIGHTERS: OVEREXERTION. ACCORDING TO THE NFPA IN 2016, 46% OF FIREFIGHTER DEATHS WERE DUE TO OVEREXERTION, STRESS AND MEDICAL ISSUES. 

WHILE WE CANNOT CHANGE THE AMOUNT OF WORK WE HAVE TO DO, WE CAN CONDITION OUR PHYSICAL FITNESS TO BE READY FOR WHATEVER OBSTACLES MAY ARISE.  WE MUST BE IN EXCELLENT MENTAL AND PHYSICAL SHAPE SO WE CAN SERVE THE CITIZENS WHO RELY ON US TO DO OUR JOBS. 

AS FIREFIGHTERS, BEING PHYSICALLY FIT FOR THE JOB IS SOMETHING WE OWE NOT ONLY TO THE CITIZENS WE SERVE AND THE CREW WE WORK WITH, BUT TO OUR FAMILIES. 

BE SAFE BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

RANDY