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Fitness

A firefighter needs to be physically fit, so as part of the selection process you will have to take certain physical tests.

The tests are designed to demonstrate your fitness and ability to understand and apply information and are related to the actual tasks a firefighter does as part of their job.

General guidelines on preparing for the physical tests which form part of the National Firefighter Selection Tests are available from the FireFit Steering Group website: