CPAT Exam Package

As prescribed by the Alabama Fire College and Personnel Standards and Education Commission (AFC & PSEC), job-related physical performance requirements shall be used to select inherently physically capable individuals to be trained as fire fighters. Therefore, the firefighter candidate shall successfully complete the IAFF/IAFC Fire Service Joint Labor Management Wellness/Fitness Initiative Program-Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) prior to entering a minimum standards course for Fire Fighter I/II, Fire Fighter I/II Bridge, and Fire Fighter I Recertification (based on initial FFI requirements).

The CPAT consists of eight separate events. This test is a sequence of events that requires the candidate to progress along a predetermined path from event to event in a continuous manner. This is a pass/fail test based on a maximum total time of 10 minutes and 20 seconds. This Package will consist of an Oritentation session, two practice tests, and one final test.

Please use the following link for more information regarding CPAT: Candidate Physical Ability Test