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  2. Physically fit for duty: What is the San Angelo police force ...

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    Some law enforcement agencies in Texas are shedding mandatory physical fitness standards. ... Mota has studied police officers and firefighters in Lubbock for over 10 years, researching the ...

  3. Candidate Physical Ability Test - Wikipedia

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    The Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) is the standard assessment for measuring an individual's ability to handle the physical demands of being a firefighter. [1] The CPAT is a timed test that measures whether candidates are physically able to do eight separate tasks, designed to mirror essential job functions that firefighters would be expected to perform at fire scenes.

  4. Physically fit for duty? Abilene police association asks city ...

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    The Abilene Police Officers Association is pushing to shed mandatory physical fitness standards in favor of a voluntary, incentivized program for the city's peace officers.

  5. Hotshot crew - Wikipedia

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    Aerobic fitness is correlated with the time it takes to reach a safety zone. The minimum physical fitness standards for hotshots set by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group are: a 3-mile hike carrying a 60-pound pack in under 90 minutes, one and a half-mile run in 10:30 or less, 25 push-ups in 60 seconds, 45 sit-ups in 60 seconds and 7 pull ...

  6. Firefighter's Combat Challenge - Wikipedia

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    The Firefighter Combat Challenge is the only federally funded, university-based occupational health physiological research study that has become an internationally touring and televised sports event. It's a demanding 5-event physical challenge that firefighters throughout the world participate in and try to complete with the fastest time.

  7. Decatur firefighters must now pass annual physical test - AOL

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    The Personnel Board approved last week Fire Chief Tracy Thornton's proposal to implement a new fitness test that firefighters must pass to remain on active duty. ... Oct. 5—Firefighters with ...

  8. Work Capacity Test - Wikipedia

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    The pack test may be given as part of the S-130/S-190 basic wildland firefighter course. The pack test replaced as of the late 1990s an earlier physical fitness test called the step test, which measured physical fitness based on beginning and ending heart rate after a short workout on a set of stairs. It was believed that the pack test more ...

  9. Texas Commission on Fire Protection - Wikipedia

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    The Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) is a Texas state governmental agency tasked with overseeing and regulating all paid fire departments, and firefighting standards within Texas. The agency provides a variety of services including the writing and publication of curriculum manuals, standard manuals, job postings, and injury reports. [ 1 ]