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CPAT Testing Manditory for new hires career FF Jan 1, 13

Beginning January 1, 2013, all career firefighter candidates will be required to undergo a physical abilty test.

 

The candidate physical abiity test (CPAT) will be designed to assess a candidates’ ability to handle the physical demands of fighting fires and shall include exercises that stimulate the most common tasks involved in fire suppression.

 

“Today’s firefighters have to be prepared to handle a variety of situations,” said Ronnie Day, executive director of the Kentucky Fire Commission. “This test will allow us to evaluate career firefighter candidates well before they begin recruitment training and/or on-the-job training training.”  

 

Exercises for the CPAT will include, but are not limited to: stair climbing, hose drag, equipment carry, ladder raise and extension, forcible entry, search, rescue, ceiling breach, and pull.

 

The Kentucky Fire Commission will charge a fee of $125 for all out-of-state firefighter candidates participating in the CPAT. In-state participants will not be required to pay a fee.


Firehouse Cooks Recipes

To Whom It May Concern:

 

My name is Jennifer Westerdoll, I am co-authoring a cookbook with Steven W. Siler called Playing with Fires: Firehouse recipes and chefs. The proceeds from this book will benefit the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.  We work for a company called Smoke Alarm Media, for more info on it go to: www.smokealarmmedia.com .  

 

Our goal is to collect 2 to 3 recipes from each state to place in our book.  We would like to collect these recipes from the firefighters within your department along with their station, rank and a quote or small story about the dish.  The firefighter-cooks will receive credit for their recipes that make the book!

 

This is where I need your help; I am not sure how to get this information out to your departments to gather the information that I need to accomplish our goal.  I would like to have at least 150 recipes total from all states. 

 

Remember, the proceeds will go to a cause that is close to all of our hearts!  Please contact me at (208)863-8638 and my email is jwesterdoll@q.com.

 

Thank you for your help,


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