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Stair Climb
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- Simulates: Advancing hose lines into a building
at a fire scenes. Tests balance; awareness of body position and
movements; lifting strength.
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- procedure: Carry a 75 pound bundle of
hose up three flights of stairs (approximately 45 steps)
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Hose Drag / Couple
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- Simulates: Actual moving and coupling
of hoses at a fire scene. Tests eye-hand coordination; manual dexterity
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- Procedure: Pull sections of hose which
weigh approximately 50 pounds each, a distance of 100 feet and couple
them with a fixed connection (male/female connection).
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Ladder
Operation
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- Simulates: Positioning and climbing the
one person ladder at a fire scene. Tests eye-hand coordination;
awareness of body position and movement.
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- Procedure: Remove a 14 foot ladder
from its mounting on the side of a fire truck, position it against a
wall; climb the ladder, touch a marked location on the wall, return to
the ground and remount the ladder on the truck.
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Rescue a victim
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- Simulates: Rescue of an injured person
at an emergency scene. Tests lifting strength stamina in maintaining
muscular exertion and balance
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- Procedure: Carry or drag a dummy
weighing approximately 120 pounds up and down two flights of stairs
(approximately 30 steps) from a starting and ending point 20 feet from
the stairs.
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Hose Pull
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- Simulates: Pulling hose lengths or
equipment to upper floors at a fire scene. Tests eye-hand coordination;
control of respective muscle use' lifting strength; any claustrophobic
reaction.
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- procedure: Standing on a third story
window, pull 50 feet of utility line (rope) then 50 feet of hose which
is tied to the line over a pulley assembly until the hose nozzle reaches
an indicated location.
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Joist Walk
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- Simulates: Walking on attic or
unfinished joist construction at a fire scene, while carrying equipment.
Tests balance, lifting strength, awareness of body position and
movement.
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- Procedure: Carrying a 50 pound coil of
hose, walk the length twice of a 28 foot ladder laid on the ground,
stepping only on the side rails and without stepping off the ladders.
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Forcible entry
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- Simulates: Use of an axe to break into
buildings or to create ventilation openings in floors, roofs, etc. at a
fire scene. Tests eye-hand coordination; upper body mobility and
control; repetitive maximum exertion.
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- Procedure: Swing a fire axe 15 times
at a ground-level target, using a full overhead 2-arm swing.
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