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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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Maybe next time I shouldn't tell tell him to grow a set.
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Permalink Reply by Fireman Larry on
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It looks like either Ricky, pulled the other account or the moderator did, it's gone....
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Good...
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Permalink Reply by Mark Oomkes on
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I did chuckle reading his profile, looked more like an online dating profile than something for FFN.
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Keeps the blood flowing, Chief.
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Permalink Reply by John Crabbe on
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man whatever drugs he is on we will never know.
My guess is that it isn't steroids.
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Permalink Reply by FF Nick on
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Looks like I'm a day late and a dollar short... I would've liked to have his asinine comments that some of you have quoted. EPIC sad face...
You guys pretty much covered it all though... If you can't pass the physical you may as well wipe your ass with all them certificates you have.
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CO2
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Wonder why he pulled all of his comments?
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He wasn't to nice about his responses.... I think he messed with the wrong people.
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