Name: Wylie Fire Department Physical Ability Practice
Start: 2017-09-24T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2017-09-24T12:00:00-05:00
Location: Wylie Fire Rescue Station

Wylie Fire Department Physical Ability Practice

North Texas Women Firefighters is a group designed to recruit, educate and equip women with the resources needed to be successful in the fire service.

North Texas Women Firefighters

We will be hosting Wylie's physical ability practice on 09/24/2017 at Wylie Fire Station #2, 555 Country Club Rd. Wylie, TX. 75098.
<H3>Physical Ability Preparation</H3>
·         Twenty minute video will be presented before the test
·         A walk through of the test will be given to all eligible applicants
·         Time limit is 7:58 minutes.
·         Testing Gear:  (Structure) helmet, coat, gloves, SCBA (will not be on air), and knee pads
·         Sixty-five foot aerial climb at 70 degrees (not timed) at the end of the physical ability test
<H3 CLASS="MsoNormal">Events:</H3>
·         Event 1 - Candidate will advance a dry 1 3/4 pre-connected hose 70 ft. around two corners and place the nozzle in a designated spot.
·         Event 2 - Candidate will advance a charged 1 3/4 pre-connect hose line 70 ft. then through a diminishing clearance obstacle and set the nozzle down in a designated spot.
·         Event 3 - Candidate will raise a 24 ft. extension ladder hand over hand and back down.
·         Event 4 - Candidate will climb up and back down a 14 ft roof ladder carrying a simulated 22 lb chainsaw and place the chainsaw in the designated spot.
·         Event 5 - Candidate will crawl a distance of 20 ft across a simulated attic space carrying a flashlight in his/her hand and place flashlight in a designated spot.
·         Event 6 - Candidate will stand on a pitched roof and strike the pad on the roof 30 times with a 10.5 lb. sledge hammer.  When finished, place sledge hammer in designated spot.
·         Event 7 - Candidate will drag a 162 lb. dummy 20 ft. and place in designated area.
·         Event 8 - Candidate will remove 14 ft ladder from mounted hooks and carry 51 ft in a diamond shaped course and replace the ladder back on mounted hooks.  The ladder is not to touch the ground at any point.
·         Event 9 - Candidate will crawl on the ground for 40 ft. following a painted line in a square shape.
·         Event 10 - Candidate will climb up and down a flight of stairs three times while carrying a 7.5 lb. flat head axe.  Up to the top and back down is one.  Candidate must touch the top three times and the bottom three times.  Candidate's time will end when candidate steps off the bottom step and places axe in the designated spot on the third and last revolution.
 
<H2 CLASS="MsoNormal">This event is public to men and women, please RSVP if you'd like to participate.</H2>

Wylie Fire Rescue Station

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