Taiwan Firefighter Physical Fitness Assessment Project and Standards

01 Introduction to Taiwan Fire Protection System

The highest leading authority of Taiwan's firefighting forces is the Fire Department of the Ministry of the Interior. Its organization regulations clearly stipulate that the Fire Department shall undertake the planning and implementation of fire protection and disaster prevention affairs on the island, and uniformly command the fire departments on the island to perform firefighting and disaster prevention tasks. The selection and appointment of personnel at all levels of fire protection organs shall, in addition to the statutory appointment qualifications, also possess the professional knowledge and ability required for the proposed position. There are two main types of personnel. One is the police sequence, which is managed in accordance with the police personnel management regulations; the other is the sequence of public servants, which is managed according to the usage of public servants.

02   Firefighter recruitment

Taiwan firefighters recruited from the society and implemented a professional system, in accordance with the mode of diligence and rest. In June of each year, the Taiwan Examinations and Exams Department will hold special examinations for police personnel. One of the classes is the "Fire Police Officers", which are divided into three categories and four. The third-class qualifications are: 18 to 37 years old, college or above outside the police school; fourth-grade qualifications are 18 to 37 years old, and higher than the police school. The first test is a written test, the second test is a physical test, and the written test taker can participate in the physical fitness test. After the physical fitness test meets the passing standard, the candidate is selected according to the total score. There are 7 subjects in the written test, and 7 in total. The two levels of common subjects are the same (national, legal knowledge and English). As for professional subjects, third-class fire and disaster prevention regulations, building fire prevention, engineering mathematics, analytical chemistry, etc.; fourth-class professional subjects are fire and disaster prevention law summary, fire science summary, general physics and general chemistry summary. The general firefighting police special test physical fitness test has only one chance, the physical fitness test implementation standards are as follows:

1, male candidates: standing 1900 cm or more, running 1600 meters (meters) less than 494 seconds. (8 minutes and 14 seconds)

2, female candidates: set a long jump of 130 cm or more, run 800 meters (meters) within 280 seconds. (4 minutes and 40 seconds)

In addition, during the physical examination, the grip strength of any hand did not reach 30 kg, which was unqualified for the physical examination. In recent years, the passing rate of Taiwan firefighters has been around 10%.

03 Pre-job training

Those who pass the fire test and are admitted must undergo one and a half years of training, including 16 months of education and 2 months of practical training. The training venue may be the Police College (Wenshan District, Taipei City) or the Fire Department of the Ministry of the Interior. Center (Zhushan Town, Nantou County), staying during the training period. The 16-month education and training course includes training activities, fire investigation practice, disaster prevention practice, dangerous goods management practice, firefighting English (total hours 36 hours), fire prevention (total hours 72 hours), fire safety inspection practice, official duties Personnel related personnel regulations (total hours 18 hours), administrative law practice, fire protection regulations application, physical fitness (4 hours per week), basic training and rescue equipment operation, fire vehicle equipment introduction, primary ambulance technician course and practice Application (total time 40 hours), intermediate ambulance technician course and practical application (total hours 280 hours), fire simulation training (total hours 220 hours) chemical disaster practice training, rescue training (total hours 452 hours), fire protection Institutional internship (14 weeks, unqualified).

Among them, the body fitness part mainly includes 3,000 meters running away, soft exercise, abdominal strength training, arm strength training, horizontal bar pull-ups, weight training, etc., and there are three orders) and pull-ups (3 times for men) 2 times female or flexed arm suspension for more than 20 seconds); the test content of the next two stages is the same as the first stage, but the standard will be more strict. Through all the assessments, we can successfully complete the business. The assessment items and scoring standards are detailed in Tables 1 and 2 below.

Table 1 physical fitness test items and methods

Table 1 Physical fitness test items and methods

Table 2 physical fitness test scores

Table 2 Physical fitness test scores

04 In-service physical training and testing

The physical training of in-service firefighters in Taiwan is based on self-training. It is tested once every six months and is divided into groups according to age. It is divided into A (under 30 years old), B (31-40 years old), C (over 40 years old male and all). Female) The three groups of physical fitness test items include Volley Standing, horizontal bar pull-up, weight lifting, folding back running, weight training, plate support, and running. There are 7 items in total, and the test score needs to reach 60 points or more. The specific requirements and scoring standards of the test items are shown in Table 3.

Table 3 Firefighters perennial training physical fitness test score conversion table

Test item Group standard Claim
Run A minute 12.30 13.00 13.30 14.00 14.30 15.00 15.30 16.00 Lightweight clothing and sneakers run 3,000 meters.
Score 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6
B minute 13.30 14.00 14.30 15.00 15.30 16.00 16.30 17.00
Score 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6
C minute 14.30 15.00 15.30 16.00 16.30 17.00 17.30 18.00
Score 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6
horizontal bar A frequency 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 When stretching, the arm is straightened once and the upper bar is pulled to the chin to exceed the horizontal bar for one time, and the number of operations is not limited.
Score 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3
B frequency 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3
Score 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3
C frequency 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Score 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3
weightlifting A frequency 45 40 35 30 25 twenty two 19 16 Stride flat over 20 kilograms, stretch your arms from chest to straight, and return to the original point once.
Score 15 14 13 11 9 7 5 4
B frequency 40 35 30 25 20 17 14 11
Score 15 14 13 11 9 7 5 4
C frequency 35 30 25 20 15 12 9 6
Score 15 14 13 11 9 7 5 4
Stand up A frequency 55 50 45 40 35 31 28 25 Both hands are shoulder-width apart. When the hand is lower than 90 degrees, the body is within a fist from the ground. When you come up, the two arms are straightened and repeated, and the test time is 1 minute.
Score 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3
B frequency 50 45 40 35 30 27 twenty four twenty one
Score 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3
C frequency 45 40 35 30 25 twenty three 20 17
Score 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3
Sit-ups A frequency 50 47 44 41 38 32 29 26 With both hands crossed, the knees are about ninety degrees wide, and the feet are fixed. From the ground to the knees, return to the original point once, and the test time is 1 minute.
Score 15 14 13 11 9 7 5 4
B frequency 44 41 38 35 32 27 twenty four twenty one
Score 15 14 13 11 9 7 5 4
C frequency 38 35 32 29 26 twenty two 19 16
Score 15 14 13 11 9 7 5 4
Weight training A Seconds 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 Dress weight training should wear European fire clothes, hats, shoes, gloves, air breathing apparatus (with no mask), a water belt, a nozzle, running 100 meters. (from the beginning of the dress)
Score 15 14 13 11 9 7 5 4
B Seconds 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95
Score 15 14 13 11 9 7 5 4
C Seconds 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105
Score 15 14 13 11 9 7 5 4
Turn back A frequency 36 34 32 30 28 27 26 25 Within 6 meters of light-weight clothing and sports shoes, the number of times of 90 seconds is calculated by turning the ground to the ground and returning to the ground (1 touchdown).
Score 15 14 13 11 9 7 5 4
B frequency 34 32 30 28 26 25 twenty four twenty three
Score 15 14 13 11 9 7 5 4
C frequency 32 30 28 26 twenty four twenty three twenty two twenty one
Score 15 14 13 11 9 7 5 4

Further reading: Introduction to Taiwan Fire Training Base

In order to provide comprehensive and good training opportunities for disaster prevention and relief personnel, the Fire Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Taiwan proposed a plan for the construction of a fire training center in 2003, and finally chose to locate in Zhushan Town, Nantou County. The training center covers an area of ​​109 hectares (about 1635 acres), about 3 kilometers away from Mingjian Township in the north, about 8 kilometers away from Zhushan Town in the south, about 5 kilometers away from Jiji Town in the east, and adjacent to Taisan Provincial Road in the west. The traffic is very convenient. . After more than five years of preparation, it was fully completed on December 24, 2009 and officially opened on January 19, 2010. Provide simulation operation training and professional knowledge training for special search and rescue team members, ordinary firefighters, volunteer firefighters, civil rescue teams and disaster prevention and rescue personnel.

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The Fire Department Training Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Taiwan is the third largest disaster relief training base in the world after the British Fire Academy (220 hectares, 3,300 acres) and the Texas A&M University Fire Training Center (150 hectares, 2,250 acres). The whole base is divided into two major areas: one is a multi-functional core area with personnel office, teaching, accommodation, catering, rest and other activities; the other is a disaster prevention training ground with various disaster rescue and rescue activities. District, training facilities mainly include operation monitoring tower, helicopter landing field, various construction disaster simulation training grounds, outdoor fire fighting skill training ground, air breathing apparatus training ground, oil and oil tank disaster rescue training ground, ship disaster rescue training ground, aircraft Disaster rescue training field, earthquake disaster rescue training field, rescue skill training field, search and rescue dog training field, water and underwater rescue training field, road and tunnel disaster rescue training ground, underground station and track accident rescue training field, earth and rock flow (ie Debris flow) disaster rescue training grounds, etc., the teacher's house is rotated by the backbone of the fire department from all over the world. The center conducts pre-job training for newly recruited firefighters every year. The training time is one and a half years. At the same time, free training is provided for volunteers and large-scale enterprise security personnel, and each city and county fire station (Brigade) can also Two to three players are in rotation training. Through professional training with high quality, long time, many subjects, and strong combat, Taiwan firefighters' business capabilities are generally strong, meeting the requirements of specialization and professionalism.

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