Oct. 5—Firefighters with Decatur Fire & Rescue will soon be tested on whether they can swing a sledgehammer, drag tires, climb and descend a tower, do a pipe crawl and five other challenges meant to ...

"Groundbreaking" cancer screening was added this year to the annual physical exam for Fayetteville firefighters. According to a city news release, the initiative is in response to research from the ...

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 ...

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Vol. 59, No. 11 (November 2017), pp. 1101-1108 (8 pages) Objective: The influence of body mass on test performance was investigated in 414 male ...

The next physical abilities test will be Monday, Nov. 14 at 8 a.m. It will take place at the Pensacola Fire Department located at 1 North “Q” Street. The test is open to both certified firefighters ...