| Candidates
are required to complete the Physical
Activity Readiness Questionnaire & You before undergoing
the tests, which will be conducted with adequate safety precautions
being taken.
Candidates
are required to pass both the Physical Fitness Test and the
Job-related Performance Test in sequential order. Those who
fail in the Physical Fitness Test shall not proceed to the
Job-related Performance Test. Candidates are given a 5-minute
rest between two test items. Those who fail in any one item
of a test shall cease continuing with the test and be deemed
as failing the subject test and the entire assessment.
Physical
Fitness Test for Applicants for Posts in Fire Stream
Test
Sequence |
Brief
Description |
Passing
Mark |
Video |
| 1. |
Yo-Yo
Endurance Test
A
candidate is required to run to and fro between two
markers positioned 20 metres apart. Each run has to
be completed within a time interval indicated by two
signals. If the candidate arrives at the other end before
the next signal, he/she must wait at the marker until
the next signal is heard. The run will be repeated and
the speed required will be raised progressively.
The test will be stopped when
the candidate fails to complete two consecutive runs
at the speed required or attains the speed level required.
The last speed level and the
number of runs at that speed level will be recorded.
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Level
7.1
(equal to 50 times 20m running distance)
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| 2. |
Pronated
chin-up
(60 Seconds)
A candidate
is required to hold the horizontal bar with shoulder’s
width by pronated grip to perform the chin-up actions
within 60 seconds.
The
test will be stopped if the candidate falls down from
the bar or completes the required number of chin-up
actions or when the time is up.
The
number of chin-ups within the time limit will be recorded.
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3 counts
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| 3. |
Vertical
Jump
A
candidate standing with preferred shoulder adjacent
to a wall and feet flat on the floor, reaches as high
as possible to touch the wall. Starting point (standing
reach height) represents the distance from the wall
mark (middle finger) to the floor, recorded in centimeters
(cm). The difference in distance between the standing
reach height and the jumping height is the score.
The
better score of his/her two trials of the jumps will
be recorded.
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45 cm
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| 4. |
Parallel
Bar Dip (60 Seconds)
A
candidate is required to perform dip actions on parallel
bars within 60 seconds.
The
test will be stopped if the candidate falls down from
the bars or completes the required number of dip actions
or when the time is up.
The
number of dip actions performed within the time limit
will be recorded.
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9 counts
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| 5. |
Bent-knee
Sit-Ups (60 Seconds)
A
candidate is required to perform smooth sit-up actions
within 60 seconds.
The
test will be stopped when the candidate lies down on
the mat for rest or completes the required number of
sit-ups or when the time is up.
The
number of sit-ups performed within the time limit will
be recorded.
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35
counts
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| 6. |
Push
Up (60 seconds)
A
candidate is required to perform the push-up actions
within 60 seconds.
The
test will be stopped if the candidate lies prone on
the floor or lifts up his/her buttocks for rest or completes
the required number of push-up or when the time is up.
The
number of push-ups performed within the time limit will
be recorded.
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32 counts
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| 7. |
Sit
and Reach
A
candidate sitting on the floor is required to push a
scale rider with his fingers as far forward as possible
and hold the position for 3 seconds.
The
best score of his/her three attempts will be recorded.
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23 cm
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| 8. |
Burpee
(60 seconds)
A
candidate is required to perform the smooth burpee actions
progressively within 60 seconds.
The
test will be stopped when the candidate lies prone on
the ground for rest or completes the required number
of burpees or when the time is up.
The
number of burpees performed within the time limit will
be recorded.
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25 counts |
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Job-related
Performance Test for Applicants for Posts in Fire Stream
[For Station Officer (Operational) and
Fireman/Firewoman (Operational/Marine)]
| Item |
Brief
Description |
Passing
Mark |
Video |
| 1. |
Stair
Climb *
A
candidate, wearing a fire helmet, a pair of gloves
and a set of breathing apparatus, is required to retrieve
a piece of equipment and a rolled hose from an upper
locker of a fire engine** with jacks engaged from
a standing position on the ground. He/She then carries
the equipment upstairs to the third storey of a building
10 metres away from the fire engine.
The
time taken to complete the action will be recorded.
The
candidate fails the test if he/she:
| 1. |
fails
to retrieve the equipment from the fire engine.
|
| 2. |
fails
to maintain both feet on the ground whilst retrieving
the equipment.
|
| 3. |
drops
the equipment on his/her way.
|
| 4. |
loses
balance on his/her way.
|
| 5. |
fails
to cross the end line.
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Within
34
seconds |
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| 2. |
Ladder
Climb *
A
candidate, wearing a fire helmet and a set of breathing
apparatus with safety harness attached, is required
to climb up a ladder ‘rung by rung'. After reaching
the designated position, he/she is required to identify
the colours of the objects placed on the ground and
then climb down the ladder ‘rung by rung'.
The
time taken to complete the action will be recorded.
The
candidate fails the test if he/she:
| 1. |
identifies the wrong colour.
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| 2. |
slips off the ladder.
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| 3. |
fails
to climb up or down the ladder 'rung by rung'.
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| 4. |
fails to reach the designated position at the
top.
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| 5. |
fails
to stand with both feet on the ground firmly
after the descent.
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| 6. |
fails
to complete within the time limit.
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Within
50
seconds |
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| 3. |
Tunnel
Crawl *
A
candidate, wearing a fire helmet, a pair of gloves
and a set of breathing apparatus, is required to proceed
from the starting point 5 metres from a tunnel and
to crawl through the tunnel. After exit from the tunnel,
he/she is required to cross the end line 5 metres
away.
The
time taken to complete the action will be recorded.
The
candidate fails the test if he/she:
| 1. |
fails
to complete the distance of tunnel crawl independently. |
| 2. |
fails
to cross the end line. |
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Within
19.5 seconds |
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| 4. |
Obstacle
Course *
A
candidate, wearing a fire helmet, a pair of gloves
and a set of breathing apparatus, is required to retrieve
a rolled hose from a fire engine** and carries the
hose towards a mark 23 metres away. Along the track,
he is required to step in and out of two tyres and
pass under a gateway.
The
time taken to complete the action will be recorded.
The
candidate fails the test if he/she:
| 1. |
kicks
the tyre off its centered position. |
| 2. |
trips
over the tyre. |
| 3. |
loses
balance on his/her way. |
| 4. |
drops
the hose. |
| 5. |
touches
the top or side frames of the gateway. |
| 6. |
fails
to cross the end line. |
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Within
11
seconds |
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