Firefighter Qualifications

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Fort Wayne Fire Department
Applicant Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent;
  
• 21-35 years of age; must be sworn in prior to your 36th birthday;
  
• Applicant must be physically capable of:
  - Bend and stretch in order to accomplish tasks of pushing, pulling,
    and carrying of objects having a weight of 50 pounds or more;
  - Donning and wearing approximately fifty pounds of protective clothing
    and self contained breathing apparatus;
  - Engages in crawling, walking, climbing, prying chopping and carrying scenarios;
  - Occasionally dragging weights up to 175lbs.;
  - Firefighters must be able to climb ladder varying in length from 14' to 110'
  - Withstand periods of overheating and chilling often times in wet clothing;
  
• Applicant must be mentally capable of;
  - Demonstrating knowledge of elementary physics, chemistry, mechanics, math and
    reading comprehension;
  - Functioning as a part of a team at all times;
  
• The applicant must be able to speak clearly and be understood;
  
• Maintain a valid Indiana Driver's License;
  
• No felony convictions;
  
• Uncorrected vision standard binocular vision no worse than 20/100 (with exception for long
  term successful users of soft contact lens');
  
• Corrected vision standard: binocular vision no worse than 20/30; worst eye vision no worse than
  20/50;
  
• Color vision standard:  ability to identify red, green, and yellow;
  
• Peripheral vision standard:  uncorrected field of vision no worse than 140 degrees in the 
  horizontal meridian in each eye.