The Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay Fire Rescue

This handbook provides an outline of the recruitment and selection process as well as an outline of the duties and responsibilities for the position of firefighter. [...] Failure to follow the direction or meet the deadlines at any of the stages of the recruitment and selection procedures may result in the disqualification of your application for employment. [...] STAGE 5 - Health & Medical Evaluation Fitness Assessment Physical conditioning must be at a high level, therefore the applicants selected to proceed to this part of the process participate in a medical/physical test to determine their ability to handle the heavy physical, mental and emotional demands of the job. [...] The soles of the feet are placed against the measuring device and this is the 26-cm mark. [...] One sit-up is measured beginning with the shoulders on the mat, lifting the body until the elbows touch the knees and then returning to the starting position.