Firefighters showed off a new training facility in Dublin on Wednesday, one of only two in the country, where they can take a single physical ability test to qualify for a majority of departments.

BELVIDERE — The Belvidere fire department is working to increase the number of potential firefighter candidates despite not offering an essential exam. That exam is called the CPAT Testing. CPAT ...

When Caitlin Clarkson Pereira was working to become a firefighter, she flew to Florida to train for the Candidate Physical Ability Test, or CPAT. Connecticut does not have a year-round facility where ...