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Physical Ability Test (PAT)
Tarrant County College administered the
physical ability test, which is also used by 14
other local fire departments as part of their
hiring processes. Personnel from Arlington
Fire Department Station #8 assisted every day
of the physical ability testing period. They
developed a belay system that was used
during the aerial ladder climb portion of the
test. The entire course was times: candidates
had three minutes to complete the aerial
ladder climb, two minutes to complete victim
rescue and four minutes to complete fire
ground evolution.

Firefighter Panel Interview
Panel interviews took place on October 5th, 6th, and 7th at Fire Training. Nine panels consisting of
three fire department members per panel were used during this process. The panel members
evaluated and rated 186 individuals; 71 of which were allowed to advance to the Command Staff
interview.

Command Staff Interviews
All 71 candidates participated in Command Staff Interviews. After an extensive review of each
candidate, the Arlington Fire Department extended 14 conditional job offers.

Working Together to Make Arlington Better.

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