Reporter Takes Physical Agility Test
A reporter took the Davenport Fire Department's physical agility test and then he wrote about his experience (from Quad-Cities Online).
DAVENPORT -- It's really a sandbag, but it's supposed to be a body. I have to drag it, all 150 pounds of it, by two straps over 100 feet to succeed. I grab it and get going.I'm not fresh. The ladder, the hydrant, and ax have already had their way with me. My hands are numb. My arms ache; my legs too. I'm wheezing, sweat-soaked. I want to puke.
It's just the length of the Davenport Central Fire Station's parking lot, but I might as well be dragging a Volkswagen to China. I'm vaguely aware of people shouting encouragement and the lieutenant following nearby, keeping time. Time. I started the test less than eight minutes ago, but I feel like I've never been doing anything else.
This is a good article that gives an outside perspective on a typical test.
