At present due to the large number of emergencies that arise every day, we are firefighters increasingly better prepared for them. Usually firefighters are trained in various areas with the aim of making much easier and efficient their rescue efforts, but before we can get this demanding training, the applicant must show their physical abilities, with the intent to enter the body Fire this may give the size to withstand the work assigned.
Some of the tests to candidates before joining the fire brigade are:
• Proof of athletics: this is done with the purpose of knowing the speed that the person has, in general, not only this test is to measure the speed, but also lung capacity and resilience of the aspirant.
• Test of strength: this includes several years between the most common are the rope, lifting weights and the burden of some elements of firefighters in certain distance or time. All these are done to determine the strength of the candidate, to analyze that work can do better candidates within the fire department.
• Proof of agility: this includes the practice of racing for the observation and obstacles in order to know the physical limitations of the candidate, also is also an important element useful to analyze the mental capacity of the person in solving some problems an extreme situation.
• Try swimming: this as its name suggests is based on implementing various exercises in the water; these serve to know the reaction of the aspirant in adverse circumstances in different environments, without mentioning that also is commonly used for lung capacity and physical who owns the firefighter into the water.
• Proof of leap: these are very common among firefighters, allowing the strength to know that these are in the lower limbs, not to mention that also addresses issues such as muscle elasticity and elongation.
• Proof psycho: This focuses on skills and learn about the decisions we take an aspirant to adverse situations or high risk to their lives.
Although many more tests that applicants must pass to enter the fire brigade, these are the most common and used to determine the skill of such persons.
It's good to keep in mind that to enter the fire department must have been some minimal physical aspects, some of them as possessing a height of 1.65 cm, have more than 18 years of age minimum and a maximum of 40 years. It is good to mention that these parameters may vary depending on the country where they want to be a firefighter.