This video shows the physical fitness test, WFX-FIT, used to evaluate wildland firefighters in Alberta, Canada.

This physical fitness test looks a hellofa lot more suited to test wildland firefighters than the Pack Test used by Fed agencies in the U.S. (And don’t get me started on the Step Test that was used a couple of decades ago) https://t.co/cn1q3Z8bcD

— Wildfire Today ? (@wildfiretoday) November 5, 2019

The Pack Test version of the Work Capacity Test and the Step Test used by the Federal agencies in the United States basically measure how fast you can walk and how low you can keep your pulse rate, respectively. The Step Test was replaced by the Work Capacity Test.

The WFX-FIT used in some areas of Canada, which first saw widespread use in 2012, is described as “a valid job-related physical performance standard used to determine whether an individual possesses the physical capabilities necessary to meet the rigorous demands encountered while fighting wildland fires.” Here is a link to more information about the test.

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