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The Hose Carry And Vascular Strengths

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There are numerous job related skill assessments that simulate physical demands that firefighters have to endure in order to prepare them for the situations they may face while on the job. In order to pass, they must complete and pass each assessment stage within an allotted time frame. There are eight assessments that test muscular strength, agility and muscular endurance. The first assessment is the Ladder Climb, in this test subjects carry a 9 kilogram breathing cylinder up a 12.2m ladder. The next test is called The Closed Area Search, subjects must search a confined space with a blacked out face mask and count the amount of washers hanging on the wall. Another test includes The Hose Carry, the participants carry a 38.5 kg bundle of hose

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