Firefighters face heart risks in a blaze
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070322/ap_on_he_me/fitness_firefighters__hearts"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070321/capt.44d8f909ca18488daf883e0ba83ebe59.fitness_firefighters__hearts_nyol972.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=5E0R7Q8Zo5NM6Bmf6e2RmQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="A firefighter works a fire along Highway 79 in Gilman Hot Springs, Calif. in this 2006 file photo. Firefighters face a far greater risk of dying of heart problems while battling a blaze than was thought, suggests a large U.S. study that offers more evidence of their need to stay in shape. The risk of a heart-related death while putting out a fire was up to 100 times higher than the risk during down time, Harvard researchers found. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Firefighters face a far greater risk of dying of heart problems while battling a blaze than was thought, suggests a large U.S. study that offers more evidence of their need to stay in shape. The risk of a heart-related death while putting out a fire was up to 100 times higher than the risk during down time, Harvard researchers found, even though fighting fires accounts for only a small percentage of these workers' time.</p><br clear="all"/>

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