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It takes a lot of Stairmasters to protect the country
Washington Monthly, June, 2006 by Charles Peters
Back to homeland security for a moment. Did you know that some of the DHS' grants to fire departments are being used for physical-fitness programs? "In Florida, the Plantation City Council recently voted to use its $28,000 for treadmills, stationary bikes, and training machines for police and firefighters," reports Audrey Hudson of The Washington Times.
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"The Crawfordsville Fire Department in Indiana is using its $55,000 to buy gym equipment and provide nutritional counseling and instruct firefighters on how to become fitness trainers."
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