When it comes to the selection and hiring of our next generation of firefighters, physical fitness should never be left to chance. The fireground doesn’t care how you look in uniform or what you bench ...
QUAD CITIES, Ill. (KWQC) - The cities of East Moline, Moline and Rock Island will be holding a physical agility testing, which is a requirement for an entry-level firefighter in each city. The cities ...
A proposal in the Connecticut legislature would replace the 50-pound vest test that firefighter candidates must pass with a less demanding requirement for female candidates. The candidate physical ...
When Caitlin Clarkson Pereira was working to become a firefighter, she flew to Florida to train for the Candidate Physical Ability Test, or CPAT. Connecticut does not have a year-round facility where ...
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Ex-fire union President Frank Ricci. The following opinion essay was submitted by Frank Ricci, a ...
Firefighters showed off a new training facility in Dublin on Wednesday, one of only two in the country, where they can take a single physical ability test to qualify for a majority of departments.