ESPA Circuit
Bruce Power Emergency Protective Services Fire complete an annual fitness test (Emergency Services Physical Assessment-ESPA). This test is to ensure that the physical fitness of responders continues to be at a fitness level to successfully complete physical firefighting tasks that work towards effectively mitigating an emergency. This test mimics common encountered tasks during events which creates a circuit that will test physical agility. Only medically cleared individuals should be performing this test with a PAR-Q completed and vitals to be done prior to and after an individual completes this test.
This test will be a requirement of hire and continued employment as an EPS Fire brigade member.
Please note that the tasks do not provide all repetitions that may be required for that task but rather an idea of the task itself.
If any questions about this test, please email BNPD-EPSFireinquires@brucepower.com
Task 1
Wearing gym clothing and running shoes, from the start line go AROUND the stairs and around cone A then return OVER the stairs and around cone B back to the start line.
— 8 reps
Task 2
Put on a weighted vest and ankle weights (together these are the same weight as bunker gear and a BA; 54 lbs).
— 1 rep
Task 3, 5, 7, 9
Task 3 – Pick up the high-rise pack (weight = 13.5 kg/ 29.5 lbs), go AROUND the stairs and around cone A then return OVER the stairs and around cone B back to the start line four times.
— 4 reps
Task 5 – Pick up the high-rise pack, go AROUND the stairs and around cone A then return OVER the stairs and around cone B back to the start line.
— 3 reps
Task 7 – Pick up the high-rise pack and go AROUND the stairs and around cone A then return OVER the stairs and around cone B back to the start line.
— 2 reps
Task 9 – Pick up the high-rise pack and go AROUND the stairs and around cone A then return AROUND the stairs and around cone B one time then go AROUND the stairs and around cone A then return OVER the stairs and around cone B back to the start line one time.
— 2 reps (1 without stairs)
Task 4
Put down the high-rise pack and perform the forced entry simulation task. Repeatedly hit the Fore machine slider with the sledgehammer (Force required to move slider = 30 kg/ 66 lbs).
Task 6
Put down the high-rise pack and move the STANG around cone C then back to its starting position.
— 1 rep
Task 8
Put down the high-rise pack and perform the simulated victim rescue on a manikin; initially crouch down and pull the manikin until it passes cone D then pull the manikin around cone C then back to its starting position (Force required to move the manikin = 35 kg/ 77 lbs).
— 1 rep
Task 10
Put down the high-rise pack and perform the simulation of advancing a charged hose by pulling the weighted sled (approximately 110 lb) to cone E then back to its starting position one time. (Force required to move the weighted sled = 35 kg/ 77 lbs).
— 1 rep
