During the Biddle, you’ll move through a predetermined course, progressing from one event to the next continuously. Workout clothes and athletic shoes are recommended. Participants will wear a turnout coat, firefighting helmet, structure firefighting gloves, and an SCBA (Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus); the testing site will provide all required equipment. You’ll have 9 minutes and 34 seconds to complete all eleven tasks.
Applicants must be 18 years of age and must show government issued photo identification (i.e. drivers license, school, or military ID; or a passport or visa). Candidates without a photo ID will not be allowed to take the BPAT.
The Biddle Physical Agility Test is administered at various locations throughout the state of California. Here are a few recommendations:
Mt. San Antonio College
1100 N. Grand Ave. Walnut, CA 91789
Test location: Los Angeles County Fire Department
East County Training Center Station 187
3325 West Temple Avenue Pomona, CA 91768
Cost: $25
Mt. SAC Kinesiology
(909) 274-7500 x3025
Santa Ana College
1530 W. 17th Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
Test location: JPTC (Fire Academy)
18301 Gothard Huntington Beach CA 92648
Cost: $4.60 (California resident), $45.80 (non-California resident)
Santa Ana College Biddle Test
(714) 564-6846
Rio Hondo College
3600 Workman Mill Road Whittier, CA 90601
Test Location: Rio Hondo Fire Academy
11400 Greenstone Ave. Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Cost: $40
Rio Hondo College Biddle Test
(562) 941-4082
Your BPAT certification is valid for 12 months from the date you pass the test. You’ll need to provide proof of a current, valid BPAT during the Field Investigation portion of the LAFD selection process and again at the time of certification for hiring consideration.
You may contact any Biddle site administrator listed above for more information. Free Biddle practices are now offered every Wednesday at Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. by the LAFD Firefighter Recruitment Section. Please reach out to LAFD Recruitment, for more information 213.893.9899 • Joinlafd@lacity.org.
Click the link to register for the Biddle Practice Test session: https://LAFD-Biddle-Practice.eventbrite.com
The job of Firefighter is one of the most labor intensive and physically demanding jobs around. Firefighters face uncertain and in many cases, dangerous conditions on a regular basis. Personal safety depends on proper training and the degree of each Firefighter's physical fitness. You can download an LAFD Fitness Log to help you prepare for the will help you prepare for a career in fire service.
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