The firefighter tests are designed to help fire departments assess the aptitude of each applicant. It is specific to entry-level firefighter applicants with no previous fire-related education or experience. It measures applicants’ abilities in a number of areas, including their understanding of written and oral information and mathematics, as well…Subscribe to read more
Fire fighting is one of the most physically demanding professions. Firefighters require high levels of physical fitness to perform all fire ground operations, and must maintain a healthy body core temperature, blood pressure and heart rate when exposed to a hot environment for a sustained period of time. Fire departments…Subscribe to read more
Sometimes the hardest thing about working out is actually making it to the gym. We’d all prefer to be in shape, and certainly fire fighting requires it. Very few careers require the strength, stamina and bravery on such short notice that fire fighting does. At the sound of an alarm,…Subscribe to read more