Mission
To build a strong, cohesive group that strives for excellence in physical conditioning and
operational proficiency.
operational proficiency.
Standards
The management of Crew 4 believes that the pack test does not fully represent the physical
challenge of wildland fire fighting. Although it is the only physical standard that will decide if an
individual can work on the fire line, we choose to strive above and beyond that fitness level and have
built a PT program representative of that.
We will train as a crew and encourage each other to work harder and achieve more in each
session. The sessions will vary in style, pace, and difficulty, but maximum effort is expected from
everyone every session. The goal is to become stronger as a crew, learn each other’s strengths and
weaknesses and support each other for the betterment of the whole. We have a unique training
opportunity to exercise at work and we take full advantage.
Our overall goals for physical training:
-Crew cohesion
-Maximum effort for maximum benefit
-Exploit strengths and improve weaknesses
We understand that every person will be at a slightly different level of fitness, but all crew
members should arrive in McCall on their first day of the season in excellent physical condition. To assist
with goals for pre-season training, you should strive for these levels as a minimum:
35 push-ups in one minute
45 sit-ups in one minute
7 pull-ups in one minute
1.5 miles run in 11 minutes
These goals are reasonable and attainable. We may test these events at the beginning of the season for
a baseline, and may test multiple times throughout the season to track improvement. It is not a contest.
It is a means for each individual to gage his/hers strengths and weaknesses and improve from there.
We have high expectations, and crew members should expect to be sore from workouts.
Physical training helps to prevent injury by building strength, stamina, and flexibility. The most
important thing is to be fire-ready, and injuries do not serve that cause.
If ever you need assistance or are having issues, before or during the season, please contact
Ashleigh, Will, or Travis. We’re all in this together. Have a great fire season.
challenge of wildland fire fighting. Although it is the only physical standard that will decide if an
individual can work on the fire line, we choose to strive above and beyond that fitness level and have
built a PT program representative of that.
We will train as a crew and encourage each other to work harder and achieve more in each
session. The sessions will vary in style, pace, and difficulty, but maximum effort is expected from
everyone every session. The goal is to become stronger as a crew, learn each other’s strengths and
weaknesses and support each other for the betterment of the whole. We have a unique training
opportunity to exercise at work and we take full advantage.
Our overall goals for physical training:
-Crew cohesion
-Maximum effort for maximum benefit
-Exploit strengths and improve weaknesses
We understand that every person will be at a slightly different level of fitness, but all crew
members should arrive in McCall on their first day of the season in excellent physical condition. To assist
with goals for pre-season training, you should strive for these levels as a minimum:
35 push-ups in one minute
45 sit-ups in one minute
7 pull-ups in one minute
1.5 miles run in 11 minutes
These goals are reasonable and attainable. We may test these events at the beginning of the season for
a baseline, and may test multiple times throughout the season to track improvement. It is not a contest.
It is a means for each individual to gage his/hers strengths and weaknesses and improve from there.
We have high expectations, and crew members should expect to be sore from workouts.
Physical training helps to prevent injury by building strength, stamina, and flexibility. The most
important thing is to be fire-ready, and injuries do not serve that cause.
If ever you need assistance or are having issues, before or during the season, please contact
Ashleigh, Will, or Travis. We’re all in this together. Have a great fire season.
PT Schedule
We have developed a season long PT schedule. There are three phases to the schedule:
Early season (8 weeks)
Fire season (11 weeks)
Late season (Late Sept. on)
The early season is a difficult time to plan our PT. As training and scheduling dictate we will be adjusting
the PT schedule. Hikes will take precedence as they are very job specific and more difficult to fit in. It is
very important that we get everyone on the same page; therefore the first phase of the season will not
be up for negotiation. We understand that many people have their own workout plans and may have a large knowledge base in fitness training. With this in mind we encourage crewmembers to get involved
in the PT program for the remainder of the season. We expect everyone to push themselves hard for all
the workouts and strive for improvement. This is the time we use to prepare ourselves for the job.
The fire season schedule will be up for some negotiation but we will stick to the general format. If we miss a day we will usually just move on to the next day and make up specific workouts if we work the weekend. This may change if we feel we are skipping too many of a type of workout (Upper body, for example). This time of year we may be very busy and PT may not be regular. We still expect your full
effort but we also want you to retain enough energy to be effective firefighters.
Late season will be focused on providing you with opportunity to work back into your own program and prepare for whatever physical requirements your winter may present. We will have a lot of free PT time but we will keep exercising as a crew on a regular basis. If we have a good burn window there might be a lot of days that we do not get to PT in the fall. As always we expect full engagement and plenty of effort in PT we just want to give you freedom to choose how you go about it.
After the early season, if you have a workout you would like to do please refer to the schedule and
select a day at least a week away, with a similar workout that can be swapped out, and request that the new workout be used instead. If your workout is not already written down in our PT binder then you will need to clearly write or type it so it can be used in the future.
Early season (8 weeks)
Fire season (11 weeks)
Late season (Late Sept. on)
The early season is a difficult time to plan our PT. As training and scheduling dictate we will be adjusting
the PT schedule. Hikes will take precedence as they are very job specific and more difficult to fit in. It is
very important that we get everyone on the same page; therefore the first phase of the season will not
be up for negotiation. We understand that many people have their own workout plans and may have a large knowledge base in fitness training. With this in mind we encourage crewmembers to get involved
in the PT program for the remainder of the season. We expect everyone to push themselves hard for all
the workouts and strive for improvement. This is the time we use to prepare ourselves for the job.
The fire season schedule will be up for some negotiation but we will stick to the general format. If we miss a day we will usually just move on to the next day and make up specific workouts if we work the weekend. This may change if we feel we are skipping too many of a type of workout (Upper body, for example). This time of year we may be very busy and PT may not be regular. We still expect your full
effort but we also want you to retain enough energy to be effective firefighters.
Late season will be focused on providing you with opportunity to work back into your own program and prepare for whatever physical requirements your winter may present. We will have a lot of free PT time but we will keep exercising as a crew on a regular basis. If we have a good burn window there might be a lot of days that we do not get to PT in the fall. As always we expect full engagement and plenty of effort in PT we just want to give you freedom to choose how you go about it.
After the early season, if you have a workout you would like to do please refer to the schedule and
select a day at least a week away, with a similar workout that can be swapped out, and request that the new workout be used instead. If your workout is not already written down in our PT binder then you will need to clearly write or type it so it can be used in the future.