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EVENT: Dummy Drag <br /> <br />EQUIPMENT REQUIRED: <br /> <br />Full Turnout Gear <br />Weighted Training Mannequin <br /> <br />The duties ofa firelighter in emergency situations require a degree of strength, stamina, agility <br />and ability to safeb perform rescue of civilian casualties as well as fellow firefighters. This <br />event, part of a timed sequence of several firefighting activities, is a pass/fail event designed to <br />test the candidates ability to safely remove a fire casualty from a hazardous area. <br /> <br />Safety is of primar.x concern during this and all firefighter ability testing events. Therefore, <br />properly trained and qualified firefighters shall conduct examinations of all equipment utilized in <br />this event prior to ti:,: examination, and shall monitor safety conditions during the examination. <br />The following func'!,'ms shall be performed before, during, and after the examination: <br /> <br />Inspect weighted training mannequin to ensure that its protective clothing is <br />secu~ ely attached. <br /> <br />Inspect the area where mannequin is to be dragged for any uneven pavement that <br />ma>'. interfere with the candidates footing, or may cause damage to the mannequin. <br /> <br />The decision as to the candidates ability to safely continue the event shall rest <br />soleil, with the event scorer, not the candidate. If for any reason the scorer feels <br />the -.:.Cctv may be compromised, the candidate shall immediately discontinue the <br />test. <br /> <br /> * Can.iidates shall be shown proper technique for dragging the weighted training <br /> mannequin. The proper technique shall utilize a lift and drag. Candidates shall <br /> not lift and can2/the mannequin. <br /> <br />Candidate shall move a training mannequin that weighs no more than 115- pounds, a distance of <br />100-feet. The evem will be passed if the candidate successfully moves the mannequin the <br />required distance. This shall be accomplished using a partial lift and drag method. Dragg!ng' <br />may be accomplish:,~, bx' walking backward and dragging the mannequin. The event will be <br />failed if the candidate does not complete the event, or if the candidate completely lifts and carries <br />the mannequin. <br /> <br />Nor'th ~ <br /> 16 <br /> <br />=2t <br /> <br /> <br />