This is one of my highschool juniors testing in the SkillsUSA competition this past weekend. #skillsusa #cpat #firefighter #highschool #careertech #firescience
@@trueamerican541 sorry for asking this But I just passed yesterday because the guys at the barbershop were discussing about firefighting which then made me go for the coat exam a week later. Can I ask what’s next? Lol I will the same people call me to go to the fire academy? I’ve tried googling and I can’t seem to get the answer to what do I do next.
@chilout2496 it depends on if you are trying to become a career Firefighter or starting out as a volunteer. If you are looking to volunteer you can contact a local fire department with a volunteer program. They will put you through an academy. If you are wanting to start out as a career Firefighter and don't have a fire science degree you might want to look into colleges with a structural fire science program.
@@Cpth-t2m. Ladder control was pretty marginal as well as ceiling breach pike pole placement issues. Also you know the FE setting is too low when a candidate does it in 2-3 hits. No untrained person can do that on the proper setting; I don’t care how much “talent” you have. It’s just proof that the setting wasn’t right. (And Yes, I believe that a trained professional athlete - maybe a baseball player or one of those Stihl Timbersports guys - might be able to get down to 4, or even 3, hits on the FE. But not a 19-year-old. Sorry.)
@jameshegeman5660 or get a kid who has good hand eye coordination, and it can be done. The same kid that wins prizes at carnivals with the hammer game lol
That helmet is not doing him any favors 🤣. I did my CPAT two weeks ago without any practice and got 8:10, I’m impressed but didn’t know there was a competition for doing more than pass or fail.
No, it's not easy because they have to wear a 50 pound vest, and wear an extra 25 pounds on the step master. The extra weight is what makes all the difference.
