The City's Fire and Rescue Service spent the last week identifying potential candidates for its seasonal firefighter posts.
More than 1 800 hopefuls competed for 120 seasonal firefighting jobs.
The service recruits individuals every year as part of its defences against vegetation fires between November and April.
From Monday to Friday this week (14 – 18 August 2017), nearly 2 000 hopefuls passed through the City’s Ndabeni facility to try and clear the first hurdle: a basic fitness assessment.
The assessment included:
· a reach test
· a 2,4 km run within a prescribed time
· 30 sit-ups within 60 seconds
· 30 push-ups within 60 seconds
· a 50 kg dead load carry over 100m