Inside the FWPD: PAT Video 

Fort Worth Police Department Fitness Assessment - Applicants are required to complete a Physical Assessment Test (PAT) which basically is a obstacle course. The test consists of a sprint and barrier surmount, stair climb, physical restraint task (power training machine), pursuit run, victim rescue, and concludes with a trigger pull evaluation. The applicant will be wearing approximately 14 to 17 pounds of gear during the test to represent standard-issued gear a police officer would be wearing. The assessment is a timed event, with the maximum allowable time for the PAT being 2 minutes and 34 seconds. The PAT is conducted on a pass/fail basis.
Recruiting Contacts
The City of Fort Worth
Human Resources
1000 Throckmorton
Fort Worth, TX 76102
(817) 392-7750
(817) 392-8557
1-800-532-0678
HR@fortworthgov.org
Fort Worth Police Training Academy
Recruiter
Officer John Choyce
(817) 944-0184
John.Choyce@fortworthtexas.gov
Fort Worth Police Training Academy
1000 Calvert Street
Fort Worth, TX 76107
(817) 871-6551
recruiting@fortworthpd.com