Event 1: candidate will be wearing 75-lbs (50-lb vest plus two 12.5-lb weights on each shoulder. Candidate will walk on the stair climber for a total of 3 minutes, 20 seconds. The first 20 seconds is the "warm-up" period, during which the candidate will maintain a step rate of 50 steps per minute. At the end of this warm-up period, the step rate quickens to 60 steps per minute, and the candidate must maintain this rate for the remaining 3 minutes.

Event 2: candidate will find a nozzle that is attached to 200 feet of firehose. The candidate will then place the nozzle end of this hoseline over the shoulder and then proceed quickly 75 feet to a drum; candidate will then make a 90-degree turn around the drum and proceed another 25 feet to a 5 x 7 marked area. Dropping to a one knee position within the box, the candidate will then pull the hoseline until a marked section of the hose passes the line of the box. The candidate then proceeds 85 feet to the next event.

Event 3: candidate must remove both saws, one at a time, from the cabinet. After each saw makes contact with the floor, the candidate must carry them (one in each hand) 75 feet around a drum and then back to the cabinet. Candidate must then place each saw back in the cabinet and then proceed 85 feet to the next event.

Event 4: beginning with the top rung of the prone ladder, the candidate must lift the unhinged end from the floor; without skipping any rungs, candidate must walk the ladder up (hand-over-hand) until it is leaned against the wall. Candidate then proceeds to the other pre-positioned ladder; while standing in the marked area, the candidate must use the rope halyard to fully extend the ladder upward. After hitting the stop, the candidate must lower, hand-over-hand, the ladder extension back down to the starting position. Candidate then proceeds 85 feet to the next event.

Event 5: candidate will use a 10-lb sledgehammer to strike a measuring device until a buzzer is activated. The candidate then proceeds 85 feet to the next event.

Event 6: candidate must crawl through a zero-visibility, U-shaped tunnel maze that is approximately 3 feet high, 4 feet wide, and 64 feet long. The candidate then proceeds 85 feet to the next event

Event 7: candidate grasps a 165-lb rescue mannequin by the handle(s) on the shoulder(s) of the harness (one or two hand grip is allowed); candidate then must drag the mannequin 35 feet around a pre-positioned drum and then drag the mannequin 35 feet back across a marked finished line. The candidate then proceeds 85 feet to the next event.

Event 8: using a 6-ft pike pole, the candidate must place the pole's tip on a 60-lb hinged door and fully push it up three times (must contact the stopper on each push). Candidate then moves over to the overhead handle; using the pole's hook, the candidate must hook the 80-lb handle and pull device down five times (must contact stopper on each pull). Candidate must complete four sets; each set consists of three pushes and five pulls. After completing this event, the candidate exits the course.