Fitness of Firefighters in Qatar and Indonesia: A Systematic Review

Firefighting is a strenuous occupation that requires firefighters to be in peak physical condition. However, there is a limited study focusing on firefighters’ fitness assessment, especially in association with fitness for duty. The aim of this paper is to review the existing literature on firefighter fitness for duty. The review was taken from various literature taken from various electronic databases such as PubMed, SCOPUS, and Web of Science. Publications and grey literature between the years 2000 to present were used. The study found that existing literature have indicated that there is a lack of studies focusing on firefighter’s fitness for duty evaluation and availability of proper tools with similar standards globally to assess firefighter’s fitness-for duty, including in the contexts of Indonesia and Qatar which have different unique characteristics in terms of the importance of fire incident prevention-protection and firefighter’s fitness status. Significant gaps remain in the literature and could be opportunities for further studies.