A proposal in the Connecticut legislature would replace the 50-pound vest test that firefighter candidates must pass with a less demanding requirement for female candidates. The candidate physical ...
“In the fire service, everybody pulls their own weight,” firefighter Kori Kelly said. Kori Kelly is a 13-year veteran career firefighter. Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. “I ...
BELVIDERE — The Belvidere fire department is working to increase the number of potential firefighter candidates despite not offering an essential exam. That exam is called the CPAT Testing. CPAT ...
The Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago, home of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. (U.S. General Services Administration via ...
When Caitlin Clarkson Pereira was working to become a firefighter, she flew to Florida to train for the Candidate Physical Ability Test, or CPAT. Connecticut does not have a year-round facility where ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - On Friday and Saturday, a Jefferson County fire department welcomed individuals to take the Candidate Physical Ability Test or CPAT. Anchorage Middletown Fire uses the CPAT to ...