Developing a valid and reliable screening test item for firefighters: a study into alternative tasks to replicate the ladder raise

Project Member(s): Fullagar, H., Watsford, M.

Funding or Partner Organisation: Fire and Rescue NSW
Fire and Rescue NSW

Start year: 2021

Summary: The primary aim of this is to develop a valid and reliable screening test item for the ladder task for use within the Fire and Rescue NSW physical entry test. Specifically, we will focus on research comparing physical and perceptual performance between a utility of task-related predictive tests and a ladder raise task.

FOR Codes: Sports science and exercise, Health