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MS>One of the tests that I have to pass is a physical agility test.
MS>Can
MS>anyone elaborate on what that might entail?

Michael,
    Our Dept's physical agility test includes the following:

Run 1.5 miles in under 12 minutes.
Carry a 50 lb. weight 100 ft.
Walk 50 ft. on a 4" beam, turn around, and return. (While carrying 2
sections
 of 1 1/2" hose)
25 sit ups
15 overhand chinups
A bending drill.(Hard to explain, You bend at the waist while picking up
&
 moving objects, you cannot move your feet, tests flexibility)
Stress test
Body fat measurement
climbing the aerial ladder to a height of 85'

Mark Caravasos, Morgantown FD, Morgantown, WV


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