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Weight vest for fire dept PT testing
I have something that concerns me and I have got to get this out. The other day I went to take a PT test to see if I could get on as a fulltime firefighter at a nearby county fire dept. I felt good when I got there.. Well they was useing this vest not sure how much the thing weighed?? But it was the heaveist thing I have ever put on in my life!! I have been in the fire service for 18 years and being in fullturnout gear with an SCBA on would not be as heavy as this vest!! I didnt even get halfway through the course until I went down , I gave out!! And to those of you who think I am a whimp , let me assure you I am not I am in good physical condition, besides being in the fire service for 18 years i have also worked and lived on on a farm so I am used to heavy work!! But this vest should not be used in the fire service , I wasnt the only one haveing trouble with it!! I am also a safety officer with the volunteer dept I am with and like I said fire gear and SCBA weighs less than this vest!! I know depts need the testing but use a firecoat and an SCBA with actual wieght not these vest!!!!!! The idea in new SCBA design and also fire gear design is to make it so it has less wieght on a firefighter than to add weight to them , the less weight you can place on a firefighter the better they can perform there jobs and reduce firefighter fatigue.. If you ask me this vest is just asking for a lawsuit!! If memebers want to use it to do weight traing in and then let them use it but dont make it a mandatory thing!!
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Permalink Reply by capcityff on
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Were you the guy yard breathing and spraying in water from the outside?
Also did you really just say "IDOT" for a second time?
Look, you obviously don't fit in in the fire service. It shows when this many people have replied and not one has taken your side. So maybe you should just leave.
I really don't care what you think because I have already proven myself. I'm the one that has a full time job protecting our nation's capitol and I love it. Too bad you aren't good enough to clean the dirt off of my gear. You see, AFTER you pass the CPAT here, you go though an academy. It's 8 hours/day 5 days/week for 8 months and it's ten times harder than the CPAT. So you may be a firefighter in your little rural volunteer department but you just can't hang with 99% of the people on this forum.
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Permalink Reply by Patti Walz on
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They make a pill for this.
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Yes I was raised on a farm and can probably do circles around your work.
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What time outs?
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Permalink Reply by Jack/dt on
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Ricky,
You need to go back and re-read all of your comments. They are misspelled, poorly written and clearly show that you think you are entitled to a job without having to first qualify.
I suggest that instead of aiming your anger here at everyone that's replied to you that you instead STFU, hope that any day now your testicles descend and you become a man. Until then, keep on crying, baby.
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This is probably because they work harder than you want to.
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On the bright side... this just brought all of the members of FFN closer together.(other than Ricky of course)
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You should have been training for the past 18 years then. Your training obviously isn't good enough if you can't pass the CPAT. A REAL fireman that can do his/her job properly wouldn't have any problems.
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You know what.... If I ever get out of line my dad would still kick my ass too.....
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Train harder. Simple as that. Some people just aren't cut out for the job though. If you've been trying to get hired for 18 years and can't do it then I'm guessing you're one of those people.
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If you can't pass the physical then you should think of rertiring.
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