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The pack test is a standard test of strength, endurance and aerobic capacity.

Wildland firefighters must qualify annually in a fitness test that involves carrying a calibrated backpack a calibrated distance in a limited time.

For example, under current US guidelines, a firefighter expected to participate in arduous workload must carry a 45-pound pack 3 miles in under 45 minutes. Moderate or light workload would require a "field test" or "walk test".

Smokejumpers, some of the most challenging work in firefighting, are often required to demonstrate they can carry a 110-pound pack 3 miles in 90 minutes, to simulate a "pack out" after an ordinary fire.

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