Comparison of admission tests of HZS from Teplice with ordinary population

Title: Comparison of physical admission test for the Fire Brigade of the Czech Republic with ordinary population. Objectives: The aim of this thesis is to compare results of firefighters with ordinary population of admission test for the Fire Brigade of the Czech Republic. Methods: . In this thesis, comparison of physical fitness and performance is done for 15 random selected volunteers from ordinary population and 15 members of HZS ČR Ústeckého kraje, územního odboru Teplice. Mann-Whitney U test was chosen to verify stated hypothesis. Mann- Whitney U test is a non-parametric test that compares two chosen data sets. The hypothesis states that the results of firefighters with ordinary population of admission test for the Fire Brigade of the Czech Republic are nearly the same. Results: Mann-Whitney U test was applied to determine if the stated hypothesis holds true. The statistical method was done for 3 physical tests required in admission exam to HZS ČR. The hypothesis was declined only for test 1 (push-ups). In other cases (test 2 - sit-ups , test 3 - 200 m swimming), the hypothesis was confirmed. Keywords: test, firefighters, swimming, population, corp