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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 Patti Walz on
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You can have all the freaking training in the world but that does not make you a good firefighter. You can also say you have done all this, but that is just words to me. People lie and brag all the time. You sound like you have gone rogue.
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Celebration time......
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Get a set dude.....
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Betcha his is bigger than yours....
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Permalink Reply by Fireman Larry on
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I guess I shouldn't brag, that I was hired on the first department, that I applied for... Not to mention, though I've tested for three, I've worked for two of them....
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What does this have to do with the CPAT test and the vest?
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Permalink Reply by Jack/dt on
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Simple, I don't want to be a HAZMAT tech. I'm happy doing what I do. Besides, in college I didn't like chemistry or physics. I'll leave the techie stuff to the ones that enjoy it, for now.
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You are the one who started calling everyone a piece of shit and an idiot because they told you to suck it up and told you things that you did not want to hear. You don't know me yet you assume that I am an idot, and trust me when I say I could more than likely run ringers around your IQ. You may have all the book smarts in the world but that does not mean you are good at what you do.
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