The purpose of this research is to test a commercially viable Fire Fighter Altering System (FFAS) comprised of proprietary wearables and optional bed shakers called BunkAlerts; collectively "personal alerting devices" as an alternative approach to the traditional fire alarm system used in fire stations. Participants (fire fighters) will be asked to take part in the study to investigate the impact of the new FFAS on cardiovascular response and sleep. This study includes three phases: 1) baseline, 2) implementation of EaseAlert FFAS with traditional alarm, and 3) implementation of EaseAlert FFAS without traditional alarm. Participants will be asked to wear an Actigraph wGT3x-BT and Polar H10 device to record sleep and heart rate data for 12 days at work in addition to EaseAlert FFAS device for 8 out of the 12 days at work. They will also be asked to complete a questionnaire and complete daily journal entries.
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Heart Rate (mean)
Timeframe: Change from baseline Heart Rate to post interventions (6 days from baseline). Outcome will be assessed over 1 day per intervention.
Heart Rate (max)
Timeframe: Change from baseline Heart Rate to post interventions (6 days from baseline). Outcome will be assessed over 1 day per intervention.
Sleep Efficiency
Timeframe: Change from baseline to post interventions (6 days from baseline). Outcome will be assessed over 1 day per intervention.