| Duties beyond fire response I participate in | No | 3 | 1 | ||
| First Responder/EMT/Paramedic | 414 | 89 | Fit testing frequency | ||
| HAZMAT | 38 | 8 | Annually | 355 | 78 |
| Search and Rescue Operations | 35 | 8 | Every six months | 62 | 14 |
| Water Rescue/Diving | 18 | 4 | As required | 38 | 8 |
| Respirator use in non-fire related incidents | Type of fit testing | ||||
| Never | 233 | 50 | Quantitative method | 326 | 72 |
| Sometimes | 210 | 45 | Qualitative method | 45 | 10 |
| Often | 9 | 2 | Unknown | 89 | 20 |
| Always | 15 | 3 | Medical assessment prior to respirator use | ||
| Type of respirator used | Yes | 354 | 77 | ||
| Air Purifying Respirator | 16 | 3 | No | 84 | 18 |
| SCBA | 449 | 97 | Unknown | 19 | 4 |
| Unknown | 4 | 1 | Who determines medical fitness | ||
| My department has a written respiratory program | Occupational Health Nurse | 165 | 36 | ||
| Yes | 382 | 83 | Occupational Medicine Physician | 99 | 22 |
| No | 16 | 3 | Primary Care Physician | 21 | 5 |
| Unknown | 63 | 14 | No one | 74 | 16 |
| Dress code (beard/sideburns) for proper respirator fit | Other | 24 | 5 | ||
| Yes | 455 | 99 | Unknown | 81 | 18 |
| No | 2 | 0 | Frequency of medical fitness | ||
| Unknown | 3 | 1 | Annually | 196 | 43 |
| Department compliance with NFPA 1500 | Every six months | 7 | 2 | ||
| Yes | 386 | 84 | Never | 154 | 34 |
| No | 10 | 2 | Other | 32 | 7 |
| Unknown | 65 | 14 | Unknown | 67 | 15 |
| Department compliance with OSHA 1910.134 | Medical fitness methods | ||||
| Yes | 412 | 90 | Questionnaire only | 15 | 3 |
| No | 29 | 6 | Questionnaire with physical | 40 | 9 |
| Unknown | 18 | 4 | Physical examination only | 42 | 10 |
| Department compliance with NFPA 1404 | Spirometry | 24 | 5 | ||
| Yes | 400 | 88 | All of the above | 125 | 28 |
| No | 11 | 2 | Other | 30 | 7 |
| Unknown | 46 | 10 | Unknown | 172 | 39 |
| I am familiar with department written respiratory program |
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| Yes | 377 | 83 |
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