EXAMPLE OF TASKS PERFORMED DURING THE PHYSICAL TEST
STRUCTURE FIRFIGHTING PHYSICAL TEST:
1. Hose Advance - The candidate is required to pull an S-laid, charged 1 ¾ inch attack line, using an over the shoulder grip a distance of 100 feet and possibly into a confined space.
2. Ladder Extension - A 24-foot extension ladder is affixed and secured to the drill tower in a vertical position rendering it immobile. Using hand over hand motion, the candidate must extend the fly section vertically until the fly section strikes the stops and locks in place and then retract the fly section returning it to the start position.
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Forcible Entry - The candidate will use a 9-pound molded plastic sledgehammer to drive a 160 pound steel beam on the Keiser Force Machine a horizontal distance of five feet.
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Victim Rescue - The candidate will drag a 185-pound rescue mannequin a set distance.
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High-rise Pack Carry/Stair Climb - The candidate is required to pick up a standard high-rise pack weighing about 75 pounds and carry it up five (5) floors using the exterior stairs of the drill tower. The candidate drops the high-rise pack on the 5th floor landing.
Crawl - The candidate is required to get on hands and knees and crawl 36 feet around traffic cones placed on the floor of the 5th floor of the training tower. The crawl is out and back, starting and finishing and the same point.
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WILDLAND FIRFIGHTING PHYSICAL TEST:
1. Wild land firefighting is arduous work requiring above average physical fitness. Often the work is performed in extreme weather conditions and on steep terrain. To assure wild land firefighters can perform the work safely, the Federal government requires wild land firefighters to pass a work capacity or "pack test" test. This fitness test, developed by exercise experts, measures aerobic capacity (endurance) and muscular fitness. The test is simple. The candidate must hike 3 miles with a 45-pound load (pack/vest) in 45 minutes. The test is performed on a pre-measured relatively level course.
2. Additional requirements may apply for State, City or Private departments often requiring running, hose pulls and equipment remove and replacement.
