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| What are you getting into?
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General
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The Fire service is a very traditional organization with very traditional views. Firefighters are extremely task-oriented individuals
If it was easy everybody would become a firefighter
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| Minimum Qualifications
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General
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Minimum Qualifications
All public safety agencies require a minimum of a High School Diploma or GED. Candidates must be able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
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| Written examinations
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Written Exam
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Written examinations are generally administered by a neutral third party other than the fire department that will be hiring. This is usually a department that is a part of the jurisdiction or may be a combination of jurisdictions
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| Applications
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Application Process
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Filling out the application is a crucial first step in the process of becoming a career firefighter. Just like any Resume
or job application, this process must be handled with extreme notice to the smallest of detail.
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| Example of Resume
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Resume Help
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"You will never get a second chance at a FIRST impression."
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| HOW TO ROCK THE ORAL BOARDS GUARANTEED!
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Oral Board Interview
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Write each question below on one side of a 3x5 index card and your answer on the other side. Buy a small personal voice recorder and read your answer into it. Do one question at a time; keep rewinding it and listen to your answer. If it sounds bad to you, it sounds bad to the Chiefs at the oral board. Your answers will start to flow nice and smooth about the 20th time you read it.
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| Physical Agility Tests
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Physical Agility
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This is an example of a physical agility exam there are many different exams, some are much harder. This exam is timed, the time starts when you touch the hose and ends when you place the smoke ejector in the designated spot. Remember some exams are PASS/FAIL and some are scored on your TIME
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| Tips on Improving Math Skills
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Written Exam
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As a fire fighter, you will need to have good mathematical aptitude to determine hydralics, volumetrics, friction loss, and flow formulas. This section is designed with the purpose of reviewing only those aspects of math that have been predominantly seen on past exams. If you find any area of weakness, you will need to seek additional study time to improve in that area
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| Tips on Improving Reading Comprehension
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Written Exam
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Reading comprehension is required to read the mass amount of fire related books so one can improve his/her knowledge base. From the time a candidate begins academy training through each promotional step, a vast amount of material will be studied, interpreted, and applied to the job. Much of this material is technical and requires sincere effort to retain the information. Therefore, in most fire fire fighter exams, reading comprehension is an expected element. Candidates have stated this is the most difficult of all parts of the exam. Verbalizing what you're reading helps in retaining that information
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| General Information about the Fire Service
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General
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Firefighters respond to a variety of emergency situations in which life, property, or the environment are at risk. They are frequently the first emergency response team at the scene of an accident, fire, flood, earthquake, or act of terrorism. Every year, fires and other emergency conditions take thousands of lives and destroy property worth billions of dollars. Firefighters help protect the public against these dangers
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