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Plainview approves FireFit agility test for firefighter hiring; city to contract for proctored exams

2273342 · February 11, 2025
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The Plainview City Council authorized the city manager to sign a contract to adopt FireFit as the city's entry-level firefighter physical agility test following a presentation by Fire Chief Bobby Gibson.

The Plainview City Council authorized the city manager to sign a contract to use FireFit as the city's new entry-level firefighter physical agility testing method, following a presentation from Fire Chief Bobby Gibson on Feb. 11.

"The simulator was used to evaluate the physical demands of firefighting type events and set the maximum time of 9 minutes, to be able to complete this exam," Gibson said, describing the course and its stations. Gibson said the…

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