§ 6-63. Firemen—Qualifications, physical fitness requirements.
(a)
Qualifications. Any person employed by the city as a fireman shall have the following qualifications:
(1)
Be at least eighteen (18) years of age;
(2)
Have a high school diploma or a G.E.D. equivalent;
(3)
Have not been convicted of a felony within ten (10) years prior to employment;
(4)
Have good moral character as determined by investigation under the procedure approved by the state firefighters standards and training council;
(5)
Be in good physical condition as determined by a medical examination approved by the council;
(6)
Complete at least a basic training course of one hundred twenty (120) hours of instruction within twelve (12) months after being appointed a full-time, paid member of the department (if the department employs three (3) or more firemen); and
(7)
Train, drill or study in council-approved schools, classes or courses at least one hundred twenty (120) hours in each calendar year following the first year of employment.
(b)
Minimum physical fitness requirements. Each candidate for the position of fireman shall meet the following physical fitness requirements:
(1)
The candidate, after successfully completing the medical examination and with written authorization of the examining physician, shall run one and one-half (1½) miles within twelve (12) minutes;
(2)
The candidate will perform twenty-five (25) bent-knee sit-ups within ninety (90) seconds;
(3)
The candidate shall, from a completely extended arm position, pull the body upward so as to chin the horizontal bar being grasped by the hands, palms away, a total of five (5) consecutive times;
(4)
The candidate shall, from a horizontal position, successfully accomplish ten (10) push-ups as prescribed by the authority having jurisdiction;
(5)
The candidate, given a beam secured to a level floor and measuring twenty (20) feet long by three (3) to four (4) inches wide, and given a length of fire hose weighing at least twenty (20) pounds, shall walk the length of the beam carrying the length of the hose without falling off or stepping off the beam;
(6)
The candidate, given a weight of one hundred twenty-five (125) pounds, shall lift the weight from the floor and carry the weight one hundred (100) feet without stopping; and
(7)
The candidate, starting from an erect position with feet apart, the distance closely approximating shoulder width, shall move a fifteen-pound weight in the following manner: bend over, grasp the weight with both hands while it is at a point on the floor between the feet, and lift the weight to waist level, then place the weight on the floor approximately twelve (12) inches outside the left foot, and without letting go, raise the weight to waist level and touch it to the floor about twelve (12) inches outside the right foot. The weight shall then be moved alternately in this fashion from left foot to waist level to right foot; right to waist level to left until it has been moved seven (7) times in each direction with the total horizontal distance of travel being at least twenty-four (24) inches more than the space between the feet for each of the fourteen (14) moves. This shall be done in less than thirty-five (35) seconds.
(Code 1976, § 3-603; Ord. No. 81-2, 2-17-81)
State law reference
Firefighter standards and training, OCGA § 25-4-2 et seq.