- Author
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International Association of Fire Chiefs
- Title
- Physical Agility Testing: A Guide to Performance Evaluation. Studies in Personnel Policy No. 1.
- Coporate
- International Association of Fire Chiefs, New York, NY
- Report
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IAFC Special Report
1961
12 p.
- Keywords
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physical fitness
- Abstract
- In recent years there has been growing realization that the selection of employees for some positions must consider physical qualities such as strength, agility, stamina, and endurance. These qualities cannot be measured by a paper and pencil test. With increased personnel costs, cities have reason to expect satisfactory service from a firefighter or policeman for not a short time but for twenty, thirty, or even forty years. Strenuous and hazardous positions such as these also carry the possibility of illness and injury in service, a possibility which is increased if the employee is not in excellent condition and physically adapted to the work.