Energy Drinks and Firefighters

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By EMS Coordinator Mike McEvoy, Saratoga County
NYSAFC Director – EMS

A common question in the realm of hydration among firefighters and fire officers is what role energy drinks have on performance and whether limits or an outright ban should be implemented. In one of the 2011 Executive Fire Officer (EFO) award winning papers, Battalion Chief Stephen Abbott of North County Fire Protection District, Fallbrook, Calif., analyzes the use of energy beverages in wildland firefighters and draws several insightful conclusions. For further information, click here to download Abbott's paper.