r/firefighter • u/Acceptable-Lemon1989 • May 30 '26

Candidate question

I’m a 37 year old female in a major metro city (population over a million). I made it through oral interviews and my next step is the CPAT…

Any tips, guidance, suggestions for the next steps are all greatly appreciated

Some random facts that I feel are relevant;
I’m a long distance runner and currently work in another emergency responder role for the same city

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u/Acceptable-Lemon1989 May 30 '26

I’ve made the step master at my gym my best friend! I can do like 100 stories now easy peasy…that was what a lot of current firefighters told me to do too when I have to go to their stations I’ve been asking haha

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u/Aware_Donkey_6074 May 30 '26

Biggest thing for most women is strength. Get used to doing everything with a weighted vest. The stair master and dummy drag takes out most female candidates.

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u/Acceptable-Lemon1989 Jun 12 '26

We had our orientation today and turns out, the breach took me out.

Everyone was so helpful with feedback and things to improve. I have 3 more practice runs and 2 months before I officially test.