Start with a 50-pound weight simulating a firefighter’s coat, pants, boots, gloves, airpack, mask and tools and an additional 25-pound airpack for high rise fires.
dummy, one of the exercises fire department recruits complete
for Candidate Physical Ability Test certification.
(Photos by Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle)
Then try to climb 18 flights of stairs, carry a person weighing 165 pounds, extend a ladder, carry heavy tools, break…
