Recruiting emergency responders who are in tip top shape is key so that they can handle the physical demands of their jobs. But a new study in the journal Obesity finds the obesity epidemic is filling the pool of candidates with heavier choices. Researchers say more than 75 percent of emergency responder candidates for fire and ambulance services in Massachusetts are either overweight or obese, which could hamper public health and safety.
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Out our way, the EMTs and firefighters I know are all quite fit! Some of the officers in the local sheriff’s department, not so much.