Fireground Fitness Test: Think you’re firefighter fit?
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- Опубліковано 16 січ 2018
- Our comms officer Amy takes on the fireground fitness test.
She thought she would be fit enough.....
(this video is cut into clips to shorten it)
We want to highlight the importance of training and fitness when applying to be a West Yorkshire firefighter. Amy now knows what she needs to work on if she’s going to get firefighter fit!
Don’t underestimate the importance of grip strength!
ALL TO BE DONE IN 11 MINUTES 11 SECONDS
To find out about Awareness sessions in your area visit www.joinwyfirefighters.com
Fitness test includes:
25kg bar carry
Pick up BA set (breathing apparatus) put it on back
Drag hosereel 25meters place branch on floor
Jog back to pump, then drag hose reel ‘bight’ 25m
Return ‘branch’ to the pump
Drag 55kg casualty 50m (two lengths)
Remove BA set
Jog 200m (8 lengths)
Carry 2 lengths of hose 3 length place one on ground and carry the second another 25m
Roll out first hose 25m then roll out 2nd hose 25m
Jog 50m (2 lengths)
Carry 2 lengths hose place one down and carry the second 25m
Jog 200m (8 lengths)
Lift with your legs not your back, you'll be a cripple in 10 years if you don't.
TheModernSnipez less if you’re a firefighter
@@complexunity4533 being a firefighter doesn't make your spine magically indestructible
Just use a deadlifting motion... don’t just isolate your legs or you won’t be lifting to your max potential, just make sure not to use your lower back because that’s when issues arise.
ive been lifting with my back as a container unloading labourer for much longer, no injuries at all.
They were quoting shameless😂
If they tell you if you wanna stop say no! From what my dad's mates who are firefighters have said it's a test.
Good luck everyone in your firefighters training.
People saying its easy. Please go down for the day to test yourself, as you got to carry weights, followed by a dummy who weighs the same as a person, then run 4 hose rails down the other side, then role back up. This is just a small part of what you do for the fire service as you have to be physically fit
I did this yesterday for Berkshire entry. I've done 3 full Ironman races in the past few years, doing Manchester marathon in a few weeks. I found it a very hard test (completed in 9min 55s) and was blowing hard after a few minutes. Probably easier if you are more of a cross fit person..
I'm a weigh lifter so I'd probably be opposite to you I'd find non of it heavy but I'd be dead on the cardio side of things hahaha
I really want to be a firefighter I’m alittle overweight and I know I need to work on my strength thank you
Katie! How’s your progress? I’m in the same boat as you. College life has killed my fitness.
Floormat1000 still looking after Harvey it seems
Farmers works with dumbbells in the gym will help with grip strength. Ok that helps.
@@Floormat-ux4rw hey hope you’ve made some progress I was 115kg and lost 50kg I’m now just finishing training school for fire service in the UK. If there’s any advice I can give you just let me know.
@@samanthasimcox8024 hi are you a firefighter now? Would be interested to hear your experience! Thanks
Tighten waist first as it falls down your back? It’s shoulders first however you have to do exactly as instructed or you will fail.
I m thinking about for the training i got chance twice but some reason I can't join it
Its really very tuff training
A good way to strengthen your grip to to fill 2 bowls with rice...then place you hands in the rice and keep scrunching your hands until they burn ✌️
I’m going to a have a go evening next week, is this the kind of thing I will be doing? It says we’ll have to opportunity to try out the selection test. Thanks
British-mechanic are you a fireman now how did it go , how hard was it
Went well, currently spending 6 months in the gym now to get fit.
British-mechanic did you become a fireman
@@gcfcos did it go well?
Anyone know how heavy the equipment is that you carry back and forth. The rolled up fire hose, the bar at the beginning and the dummy. Also how heavy is the PPE with and without the Ba? Thanks.
Hose is between 17-20kg , bar is 25kg and the dummy is 55kg. Ppe depends on the brigades kit. Probably around 6-9kg
What is the weight of the red hose reel?
Roughly 20kg.
Used to be a fire cadet as a teenager and we did all this (but quicker)
Carrying them is a great workout.
Come on Crew Manager :D
In Scotland i left school with Credit Grade English Lvl 2, and Standard Grade Lvl 4 in Maths. Is that enough to for me to apply as a Firefighter?
the minimum requirement for me to get into a public services level 3 course was a level 4 eng and level 4 maths so i would go into further education they apply 👍
How much does a BA set weigh?
Arran Melaugh about 20 ish kg
Good on her
If these tests and heights are not even remotely your thing, do not waste a space on a firefighters course. Recruitment drives are so few and far between it’s not fair on those that really want it and know they can pass these tests.
Nobody knows they can pass a test until they do it. Just because you think you could pass doesn't mean you should get a spot over those that also want to do it that may struggle initially.
Is there a time limit to any of this?
WYFRS 2:00 ye she says 11 minutes
Yes not more the 12 minutes
11 minutes for the UK. That is the entire thing, including putting on the BA and taking it off.
What’s the fitness test that’s done on station gym before this please??
I'm not a Firefighter but I am in the Military. The Fire Service either do a bleep test (what we do in the forces) pr a tread mill test. I'm looking at being an on call Firefighter when applications are open in my local station.
Each Fire Service differs. Some want a bleep test and others a treadmill test. The bleep test is not as easy as it first appears as the turning in it really takes it out of you in the higher levels.
What qualifications (GCSES) do you need to become a firefighter?
At least a c in english and maths. Not too bad
rookiewolf that’s good for me then I’m thinking about becoming a firefighter I got a B in English language and literature and a C in maths
@@gazza106 Nice! Are you gonna start training soon
rookiewolf yeah I’ve just done a online assessment/ fire & rescue service situational judgement test and a fire and rescue behavioural style questionnaire so hopefully I’ll pass that and then I can start training to become a firefighter
@@gazza106 fair enough
In New Zealand we get 8 mins to do the same tasks
In the usa we get 7
In France we have 6 minutes and after we make crêpes.
The New Zealand test is also completely different by the way.
I never thought to train my arms 🤔
But I'll get there 💪👩🚒
You saying you’ve never done a pushup
I want to be a firefighter but I'm a tad bit afraid of heights. I'm going to start the course hopefully in 2020 but in the meantime I need to figure out how to start liking being at height.
Anakins burnt penis, things you shouldn't say before you even think about being a firefighter,I'm glad you're not to be in Lincolnshire.... somehow I don't think you'll make the grade
@@grahammaguire404 True!!! In the meantime i've been trying to get over my fears by climbing up ladders and getting onto the roof of apartments but I guess it'll be a long while until i'll be fit to apply haha!
@@anakinsburntpenis2143 Hi Anakin at least your honest about it!!! so you've gone up in my estimation, don't know what the best cure is for VERTIGO ..... perhaps a tandem parachute jump from say 12000ft!!! But don't forget to take clean boxer shorts .....just in case...!!!!...."Good Luck"
@@grahammaguire404 Haha!!! Thank you!!!
Anakin's Burnt Penis you not scared off Heights you’re scared of falling just you have to figure out to trust yourself and not full
I’m 27 and want a new career start and was considering firefighter (after I’ve absolutely worked out for a while so maybe not until 28/29) is it too late for me ?
Anything before 35 should be okay
The British Fire Service has no upper age limit. However this may only apply to on call Firefighters as that is what I'm looking at. Years ago it used to be 35 or below. However, that appears to have now been dropped. Common sense would say anything over 40 is perhaps too late due to the physical aspect of the job.
How much does the BA system weigh ?
20-30 kg roughly
Hi could you do a video on the ladder climb test and confined spaces test? Just so i have an idea of what to expect. I am applying for the role when it opens on the 8th March and want to make sure im prepared. Thanks
Brilliant, thank you.
I want to be a fire fighter
I have a lot of respect towards the woman
They have no place in the fire service. Stick to making dinner for when the man returns home........
@@Mtb-cp6gz what is wrong with you?! firemen was changed to firefighter in the 80s for a reason. If you have an ambition to do something that shouldn't be a blocked path just because of you're gender, we are in a new generation now and people like you need to stop being this way
@@mariahspenceley3728 Just ignore the troll
@@greendayforever2k9 i know man but it pisses me off that people still think this way, you only get one life.
Leo Norman awww, did your girl cheat on you?
Im 13 and im tryanna know what it takes to become a firefighter
Ivy _Waz me too
A whole lot of muscle/stamina (on your legs and enough on your upper) and intelligence
8 more years of life 😅
its a long process but its worth it
me too
Laughs in American Firefighter
ua-cam.com/video/stjLLAxsft4/v-deo.html this video says it all she struggles to pull a hose reel in ambient temperature wearing B.A in a straight line then has to have a break to pick up a simulated casualty (35kg). As a fire fighter of 10 years it's alot more difficult to pull a hose reel around a building when u can't see and the temperature in the building has increased to 100s of degrees more than ambient temperature out side, considering the avarage weight of a person in the UK is between 70-83kg (women-men) struggling to be able to drag a 35kg sand bag says it all. When in reality u could potentially have to pull a 16 stone person out witch is no easy task. The standards for fire fighters is dropping and it's putting people at risk to accommodate equality. Got nothing against women joining but that should have to beable to do the physical side of it based more reality cuase when there on a real job it's there life and the life of the person theyv been tasked to save on the line.
Totally agree, I’d actually say the average weight of people in the UK these days is in excess of 85kg, both men and women. We’re fatter as a nation and the fire service really needs to take that into account.
It is hard enough for 2 strong full grown men to pull a 90kg person out a house fire, 2 women couldn't do it, people would die fact.It's a joke but that's the world we live in, they should have to carry a 90kg dummy in full BA for 25 metres to pass imo
@@rich3222 most iv don't in training was 16 stone plus fire kit and B/A set was hard work
In kg how heavy are the two hose reals
Tom Anderson 20kg each
Jack Stuart thats not heavy
@@hayyes_ Not when you are a body builder like us
I can curl over 25kg so i would throw some curls in why im doing this
@@hayyes_ no it isn't but trust me after doing all that previously... that 20kg shall start to feel like 40kg especially on the ladder carry simulation.
I have my JRT in August, any particular advice? I'm fairly confident with the weight exercises as I lift much heavier in the gym, but how would one practice for the confined spaces test?
Staffs?
@@Jackjack530 Yeah, why?
Me too lol
@@Jackjack530 Haha. Awesome! What's your background?
@@excalibur9768 military, you?
Am 16 and am currently in college doing sports massage but am having doubts and may want to become a firefighter
This looks so easy
My thoughts
I swear
It’s no. Not at all
People who say this... have never done a proper workout
Looks easy
Go and trynit out and then come back.
I’m a retired fighter. We did that all the time back in the day. We didn’t say it was hard, we just got on with it.
Are there height restrictions on becoming a fire fighter
not in the uk. no minimum or maximum height. in fact it’s good for them to have a large variety :)
@dan Teague Im only 5ft 5 😩
Homosapian Lad you’ll be fine mate. they like the shorter people are good for climbing under vehicles n shit
@dan Tague haha climbing under cars 😂god thanks for the encouragement mate
Homosapian Lad yeah man watch this video ua-cam.com/video/VKODzFQ050c/v-deo.html. go to 16 minutes and there’s someone talking about why it’s good being small in the fire service
Always fit is my saying
the ba way's 40 kl wyfrs
Is that a potential new recruit going through selection?
@Doge Gaming crew manager uniform
She cant have been an actual candidate? Surely no one is that underprepared? Must be a journalist doing research...
The description tells you she is a comms officer for WYFRS who was curious about the test and they let her have a go.
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The hoses are pretty small compared to America’s
MungyBungy21 that’s not the main hose
adam flint it is 70 (65) mm is the standard diameter hose on U.K. fire appliances. They also carry 45mm or 52 mm and 19 or 22 mm hose reel tubing. Anything larger is specialist HVP, hoselayer etc
Lancashire uses 70mm, 45mm and 19mm hose reel
Wish I could join emergency services. I hate having a disability. 😥
21st Century British Firefighting.
Looks piss easy how could you fail this lol
Piss easy , doing all that for 11 mins straight without stopping , yeah no bother you
AydenCaldwell I assume you failed
who sent you here Nope not done it but hoping to get in soon, but I have family who are fire fighters and they have all told me the same thing that it ain’t easy , this video doesn’t show you a great deal watch other ones
AydenCaldwell yeah I have seen other videos. It’s just running up and down and carrying a weight stuff like that. I run everyday the test looks like a piece of piss pal👍
who sent you here you run everyday well done , have you tried carrying any of this equipment before ? If not then shut up😂😂 it’s not as light as it looks all this equipment has a fair weight to it , Running and running with equipment is totally different :)
Bloody hell it ain't that hard!
WYFRS if only more watches were hiring :(
Do you know how heavy all that equipment is
@Campers Of Australia the ba way's 40 kl
She is a woman
@@jbcf4490 shes not a firefighter.
Dam she got no stamina or strength, LIKE AT ALL
God damn easy that hahahaha the rest seems abit annoying not the fitness though more of the writing stuff
If a woman can do it then I'm sure I can
pointless pointing but sexist pal, you’d be surprised how hard you’ll find it if you’ve got that sort of attitude. I passed all tests and it took more from me than I thought. You’ll be taken aback I’m sure. Good luck.
@@complexunity4533 no it's just simple biology
pointless pointing again, not necessary correct and there would definitely be exceptions such as Elijah Wood competing in similar against Jessica Ennis.. plus, this is not an accurate representation of the actual assessment as I said.
@@complexunity4533 no that is entirely correct lmao. My body is producing what is basically steroids. Theres a reason sports are broken up between men and women
pointless pointing brother you don’t need to explain that to me, everyone understands that on a baseline, men outcompete physically.. Being ignorant that that is not always the case however is part and parcel of what outlines sexism. Believing that you can do this because a woman can who believe it or not would not have passed this part of the assessment here, is a ridiculous pedestal to stand on if you’re really looking at this to see if you can achieve it. All I’m saying is, you won’t even get to this stage in the selection if you’re that ignorant of variables. This is the last part of selection. You won’t make it through the psychometrics or interview if this is how you think. Understand?
That has to be the easiest test iv ever seen
Have you attempted it then?
How did you find it?