The ladder climb is one of the exercises you will need to pass as part of the fitness, aptitude and practical tests, to become a firefighter with Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service. The tests are:
- 20 metre bleep test (you will be required to achieve level 8.8)
- 1 x 35kg overhead press
- 1 x 60kg single rope lateral pulldown
- 28kg single rope lateral pulldown: 23 pulldowns in 60 seconds
- ladder climb with leg lock
- confined space crawl
- equipment assembly
- equipment carry
Check out the other videos for these tests in our fitness, aptitude and practical tests playlist:
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Find out more about becoming a wholetime or on-call firefighter in Suffolk here:
www.suffolk.gov.uk/firefighter