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EVENT: Smoke Crawl EQUIPMENT REQUIRED: Full Turnout Gear Table(s) With a Clearance Underneath of 26-Inches and at Least 24-Inches Width The duties of a firefighter in emergency situations require a degree of strength, stamina, agility and ability to safeb operate in confined areas, and low to the ground in environments of high heat and smoke. This event, part of a timed sequence of several firefighting activities, is a pass/fail ~vent designed to test the candidates ability to safely function in confined areas. Safety is ofprimar) concern during this and all firefighter ability testing events. Therefore, properly trained and qualified firefighters shall conduct examinations of all equipment utilized in this event prior to thc examination, and shall monitor safety conditions during the examination. The following functions shall be performed before, during, and after completion of the examination: Inspect the table and ensure that the legs are securely attached and locked to prex tnt collapse during the examination. Inspec~ area where candidates will be crawling to ensure that there are no ob_<t:'~tctions or uneven or sharp areas that could cause injury. Thc ,Iccision as to the candidates ability to safely continue the event shall rest sole!x xx ith the scorer, not the candidate. If for any reason, the scorer feels the safe:) may be compromised, the candidate shall immediately discontinue the test. Candidates shall be shown the proper technique for crawling under the tables. The total distance lbr the crawl test shall be 40-feet. The candidate shall crawl on hands and knees for a distance of 1 O-feet. duck under one table that has a clearance of 26-inches measured from the ground to ibc underside of the table. The candidate shall then crawl for a distance of 1 O-feet, mm around, and crawl back 1 O-feet, duck under the table, then crawl to the starting location. An alternative acceptable method for conducting the test shall be to establish a continuous forty-foot crawl distance and place a table at ten feet from the start, and another thirty feet from the start. In the alternative testing scenario, the firefighter crawls continuously for the forty feet and ducks under two tables along the way, rather than crawl-duck under the table- then mm around and crawl back to the start. Each test scenario is acceptable and the agency conducting the test shall determine the method to be used. /?