Brenden James, 25, of Big Lake participates in the annual Canadian standard fitness test all firefighters must pass before returning to work each wildfire season.
Here James is mid-way through a circuit he must complete that involves 25 laps while wearing a nine-pound belt and carrying a 55-pound pack filled with hose. James is a member of the Cariboo Initial Fire Attack Crew and was one of 25 firefighters doing the test held at Thompson Rivers University Williams Lake campus Monday, April 18.