Originally Posted by
Gerald Boggs
Was reading about the fires in Cal and came across a firefighters training site outlining the Work Capacity Test for wildland firefighters . Never heard performance training referred to as "Work hardening".
From the Forest Services: Work hardening is a gradual progression of work-specific activities designed to bring you to the job ready to deliver a good day’s work. While fitness training provides the foundation for work capacity, it is no substitute for job-specific work hardening