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The CPAT is a sequence of events requiring the candidate to progress along a predetermined path from event to event in a continuous manner. The Fire Service Joint Labor Management Wellness/Fitness Initiative Candidate Physical Ability Test © consists of eight separate events. If time elapses prior to the completion of the test, the test is concluded and the participant fails the test. The stopwatches are set to the pass/fail time and countdown from 10 minutes and 20 seconds. If mechanical failure occurs, the time on the backup stopwatch is used. One stopwatch is designated as the official test time stopwatch, the second is the backup stopwatch. To ensure scoring accuracy, two stopwatches are used to time the CPAT. This walk allows approximately 20 seconds to recover and regroup before each event. To ensure the highest level of safety and to prevent exhaustion, no running is allowed between events. The events are placed in a sequence that best simulates fire scene events while allowing an 85-foot walk between events. The events and distances between events are always the same. A schematic drawing of the CPAT is included in this orientation material however, the course layout may vary in order to conform to the fire department’s test area.

The tools and equipment were chosen to provide the highest level of consistency, safety, and validity in measuring the candidate’s physical abilities. Watches and loose or restrictive jewelry are not permitted.Īll props were designed to obtain the necessary information regarding physical ability.Throughout all events, the participant must wear long pants, a hard hat with chin strap, work gloves, and footwear with no open heel or toe.An additional 25 pounds, using two 12.5-pound weights that simulate a high-rise pack (hose bundle), is added to the shoulders for the stair climb event.In these events, the candidate wears a 50-pound vest to simulate the weight of self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and firefighter protective clothing.

This is a pass/fail test based on a validated maximum total time of 10 minutes and 20 seconds. The AFC & PSEC requires as proof of successful completion of the Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) that the official CPAT form be submitted when a candidate registers for any recruit school within Alabama.ĬPAT was developed by IAFF/IAFC Wellness-Fitness Task Force.

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