WACO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Waco Police Department
Employment Fitness Test
Applicant must be able to pass the physical fitness assessment at the standards established for academy applicants.
The physical fitness assessment consists of the following:
1. Exit patrol car:
The candidate will begin seated in a patrol car.
The seat belt does not need to be fastened. The test monitor will tell the candidate to “GO.” The candidate must then exit the patrol car and complete the following physical tasks. Timing begins with two stopwatches (in case of malfunction) when the car door cracks open.
2. Run:
The candidate must run a
distance of about 300 yards (the approximate length of
the entire course), encountering obstacles along the
way. Candidates will run to the
first obstacle, a 6-foot chain link fence, and climb
over it. Candidates may take as many attempts as
necessary to complete this component, but must
successfully navigate over the top of the fence in order
to continue with the sequence. Candidates will proceed to
the stair climb component, running up one side and down
the other. There are 6 steps on the ascent and descent,
with a platform in the middle. After running around a barrel and
changing directions, candidates will encounter a change
in the terrain; this is a naturally occurring “dip” in
the land that candidates must navigate on the way to the
next obstacle. Candidates will run to the
next obstacle, two standard 6-foot, fold-up office
tables positioned in sequence (not length-wise). There
is approximately 30” of clearance underneath which
candidates must navigate through. Minor displacement of
the tables is permissible (if a candidate stands up too
early, for instance, and disrupts the table placement),
however, should a candidate completely up-end a table,
the table should be repositioned, and the candidate
should be instructed to re-attempt the test component
(while the stopwatches continue to run).
The candidate must jump over
a low-lying obstacle, a plastic pipe resting on two
small traffic cones, approximately 12” high. Should a
candidate knock the plastic pipe out of position, the
test administrator or course marshal should immediately
replace the pipe and instruct the candidate to
re-attempt the test component (while the stopwatches
continue to run).
The candidate must jump over
a low-lying obstacle, a plastic pipe resting on two
small traffic cones, approximately 12” high. Should a
candidate knock the plastic pipe out of position, the
test administrator or course marshal should immediately
replace the pipe and instruct the candidate to
re-attempt the test component (while the stopwatches
continue to run). After changing directions
once more, and running around a barrel, the candidate
will run to a dummy representing an officer in need of
assistance or a suspect, and will drag the dummy
completely past a line approximately 15 feet away.
Timing of the test stops when the entire dummy passes
over the line. The fastest time between the two stop
watches is recorded. The applicant must pass the required
tests during a single session.3. Fence climb:
4. Stair climb:
Terrain change:
6. Navigate under low-lying obstacle:
7. Jump over low-lying obstacle #1:
8. Jump over low-lying obstacle #2:
9. Victim rescue /
suspect move (approximately 150 pounds):
Watch our video about the test: