Morning Journal/Jo Ann Bobby-Gilbert The sole female candidate, Megan Goehring locks heavy ladders back into place on an engine as part of the agility tests for entry level firefighter for the city of ...

CEDAR FALLS - The Cedar Falls Fire Department will have to wait to add more volunteer and reserve firefighters. Last week 10 of 11 people failed the department's agility test, one of the requirements ...

A 40-year-old firefighter/EMT candidate from Ormond Beach died Friday after completing a physical agility test with Flagler County Fire Rescue. Officials said Fendrick Gabaud, who had recently ...

KANNAPOLIS — Firefighters are subjected to physically challenging situations daily, and to become a firefighter in North Carolina, applicants must pass a physical agility test that includes, among ...