Firefighter Medical Exams at Your Station
More Than a Checkbox Physical
A firefighter medical exam should look for the things the job actually does to the body. Ours is a comprehensive, physician-led evaluation covering a full physical, comprehensive blood work, cardiovascular assessment, and cancer screening matched to firefighter exposure risks. It goes beyond a basic clearance to find the cardiac and cancer threats that a standard physical was never built to catch.
The exam should hunt for what the fire leaves behind.
What Makes Our Approach Different
Physician-Led Care
Every screening is conducted by healthcare professionals and reviewed by physicians who explain the results in person and provide personalized recommendations for follow-up care. Your people meet a clinician, not a kiosk.
Comprehensive Testing
From cancer screening to cardiovascular health, we test for the specific risks your workforce carries. A visit can include a full physical, a 12-lead EKG, comprehensive blood work, and a skin review.
Built for Your Schedule
We work around your shifts and your site. Mobile wellness clinics set up in your parking lot, at your plant, or at your station, and reach first, second, and third shift.
Customized to Your Needs
Every organization is different. We design your screening program with you, whether you run a plant, a fire department, or a police department, built around your specific concerns and budget.
Trusted by Departments
and Organizations Nationwide
What a Firefighter Medical Exam Includes
Each firefighter receives a physician-led physical exam, comprehensive blood work, a 12-lead EKG and cardiovascular assessment, and cancer screening matched to firefighter risks, including a skin review. The exam is designed around the elevated cardiac and cancer threats the fire service carries, not a generic template.
Done at the Station Not Out of Service
We bring a mobile wellness clinic to your firehouse and run exams across every shift. No firefighter drives to a clinic or pulls a company out of service to be evaluated. Departments that screen on site reach the whole roster. Departments that send members out reach whoever had time.
Aligned With the Standard, Every Year
Annual medical evaluation is the standard for firefighters, with additional evaluation after a significant exposure, injury, or extended leave. Our exams are aligned with the NFPA 1582 medical standard, now within NFPA 1580. For the standard-specific detail, see our NFPA 1582 physicals page.
Confidential, and Followed Through
A physician reviews every result with the firefighter directly, and results stay confidential between the member and the clinician. When a finding needs attention, we coordinate the referral and follow-up, so an abnormal result becomes a next step rather than a worry someone carries into the next shift.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a firefighter medical exam?
A firefighter medical exam is a comprehensive, physician-led health evaluation built around the specific risks of the fire service. It typically includes a full physical, comprehensive blood work, a cardiovascular assessment, and cancer screening matched to firefighter exposures, to catch disease the job drives before it produces symptoms.
What is included in a firefighter medical exam?
A firefighter medical exam generally covers a physician-led physical, comprehensive blood work, a 12-lead EKG and cardiovascular assessment, and cancer screening matched to firefighter risks, including a skin review. The exam targets the elevated cardiac and cancer threats firefighters face rather than following a generic physical template.
How does a firefighter medical exam relate to NFPA 1582?
NFPA 1582 is the medical standard defining fitness for duty, now consolidated into NFPA 1580. A firefighter medical exam can be aligned with that standard while also covering broader health. For the standard-specific evaluation, see our NFPA 1582 physicals page.
How often do firefighters need a medical exam?
Annual medical evaluation is the standard for firefighters, with additional evaluation after a significant exposure, injury, or extended absence. A department’s specific cadence may also be shaped by state rule, local policy, or a collective agreement, so NDS sets the schedule with each department.
Does the exam include cancer screening?
Yes. Because firefighters face elevated rates of several cancers, the exam includes cancer screening matched to those risks, including a skin review and blood work, with imaging coordinated when a finding warrants it. Screening is built around firefighter exposures rather than a general population template.
Can NDS Wellness perform exams at our station?
Yes. We bring a mobile wellness clinic to your firehouse and evaluate firefighters across every shift, so no company goes out of service. A physician conducts each exam, explains the findings in person, and coordinates any follow-up care that is needed.