Download or read book Firefighter Exam and Interview Prep written by William Peltz and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Firefighter Exam and Interview Prep helps candidates prepare for every area of the career fire service entry-level examination, regardless whether the exam is written, video, or computer-based and regardless of test publisher. It helps individuals who have only begun contemplating whether to become a firefighter as well as people who have some experience in the application process. It is the only prep book that explains psychology evaluation questions and science concepts, and it is the only one that contains an extensive math remediation section. Written in a clear, easy to understand style, Amatrudo and Peltz offer proven, score-raising, test-taking strategies. Sample questions and practice tests are accompanied by explanations as to how the correct answers were obtained. This book also helps the applicant begin to prepare for the interview. Written by a highly respected officer and instructor in the career fire service and an award-winning master educator with specialties in the application of brain science and high stakes test taking, this book strives to create the best prepared, best informed applicant possible.
Download or read book Norman Hall s Firefighter Exam Preparation Book written by Norman Hall and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guaranteed Top Scores on Your Firefighter's Exam! Want to be a firefighter? Do you know what is involved in taking the exam? Don't take a chance at failing a test you could ace--learn from the expert, Norman Hall. For more than a decade, Norman Hall's Firefighter Exam Preparation Book has been the #1 test preparation book for prospective firefighters. Back by popular demand, Norman Hall has completely updated and revised this hugely successful book for this second edition, presenting new tips and time-tested methods for attaining the highest scores. Practice your skills using features such as tips on how to pass the physical requirements, practice exams with answer keys, memory aids to help you master the recall test, tables for self-scoring, insights on what a career in firefighting entails, and a discussion of the final interview. Use Norman Hall's Firefighter Exam Preparation Book, 2nd Edition to study hard and score at the top!
Download or read book Firefighter Exam and Interview Prep written by William H. Peltz and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Regardless whether the student is a recent high school graduate, someone changing careers, or a volunteer firefighter looking to join the career fire service, Firefighter Exam and Interview Prep has received ample praise. They like its very clear, step-by-step approach, and they say it is the best prep book available. It explains the concepts that are tested in each section of the written exam simply and thoroughly, and it gives strategies that really work and that have been proven to raise test scores. It covers everything, from what a rookie will experience in the career fire service to preparing for all parts of the written examination, from how to create an effective resume to how to ace the interview, and from how to complete the application to understanding the psychological test. Diagnostic tests lets the reader identify areas of strength and weakness. Each section contains practice problems to reinforce the lessons, and practice tests let readers monitor how their scores improve. This book even contains a large remedial math section. Firefighter Exam and Interview Prep was written with how students learn in mind, and it even uses brain science to help candidates earn the highest possible scores.
Download or read book Smoke Your Firefighter Interview written by Paul S. Lepore and published by . This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With this book you will gain insight into the crucial part of the exam- the interview. While it is important for a candidate to focus on the written and physical ability parts of the exam, the interview often accounts for up to 100% of a candidate's overall score. Lepore has proctored hundreds of entry-level and promotional interviews. He shares his unique ability to see the interview through the eyes of the rater. This book is presented in a question-answer format. It provides the candidate with a strong foundation on how to answer over 100 of the questions most commonly asked by fire departments across the country, and provides the rationale as to why the answer is correct. Answers to common situational questions deal with: moral issues, legal issues, violations of policies and procedures, ethical dilemmas, societal obligations, interpersonal conflicts. This updated book includes additional questions and answers.
Download or read book Firefighter Oral Interview Prep Workbook written by Mark Amatrudo and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-01-14 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Firefighter Oral Interview Prep Workbook, authors Amatrudo and Peltz show the reader how to prepare high-scoring responses to entry-level, career fire service interview questions. They draw on their many decades of professional experience as interviewers to explain what panelists want to hear. They not only demonstrate how to create effective answers but also explain why so many replies fail. This is not a book that just models responses that are supposed to be memorized. Instead, it explains the thinking from which good answers can be constructed. Using an easy-to-understand, step-by-step, interactive approach, the authors create blue prints for the candidate. This approach allows the applicant to develop an individualized, well-focused, and extremely thorough response. This book covers everything, from how to dress and make a great first impression to strategies for reducing interviewing anxiety, from how to prepare for each of the twenty basic question types to how respond to the unexpected question, and it even explores how to sit for the occasionally used video interview. Using well over 100 questions asked by actual interview boards, Amatrudo and Peltz share their time-tested approach - the same method that they use in their classes and that has helped thousands of their clients. Firefighter Oral Interview Prep Workbook has been called the best prep book of its kind. In it, Amatrudo and Peltz show candidates how to build great answers and how to demonstrate to the panelists that they think like firefighters. Deputy Chief Mark Amatrudo has been active in the fire service for over 40 years. He is an expert in interviewing for all levels in the fire service and has served on interview panels. He was an instructor at the Connecticut Fire Academy, serves as Assistant Chief for the North Branford Volunteer Fire Department, and is the Deputy Fire Chief of the Wilton Fire Department. Bill Peltz has over forty years of classroom teaching, administration, and professional development experience. He teaches a firefighter exam and interviewing prep course at Norwalk Community College in Connecticut and is an interview coach.
Download or read book How To Excel At Fire Department Promotional Exams written by Steve Prziborowski and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Getting promoted in the fire service is not an easy process. Many people have that desire to promote, but for whatever reason cannot put the pieces together to make it a reality. Over the 20 plus years I have been in the fire service, I have had the opportunity to be on both sides of the promotional process - as a candidate, and as a rater and proctor. This book will assist fire department personnel specifically prepare for their next promotional exam. Promotional candidates will be exposed to and offered key points for the most common tasks and events within a fire department promotional process including, but not limited to: promotional preparation, completing the application, resume preparation, the written exam, the oral interview, the personnel problem, the oral presentation, and the emergency simulation.
Download or read book 101 Tips to Ace Your Promotional Exam written by Steve Prziborowski and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2021-01-13 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chief Steve Prziborowski reveals more than 101 tips for getting promoted and becoming a vital asset to your fire department, family, and community. From soft skills to hard truths, this book covers what you need to move up the ranks the right way. FEATURING: • Sound advice for personal growth and personal improvement for any firefighter of any rank who wishes to advance • Insights, tricks, and tips for avoiding the pitfalls while preparing for a comprehensive promotional testing process • Bonus: Guidance from 37 professional, knowledgeable fire service veterans What others are saying: “Just like firefighting, getting promoted and moving up isn’t something you can succeed in alone—it takes a team. Steve has assembled a whole bunch of good fire service veterans who own their very personal experiences, bumps and bruises along with their successes, to help you figure this out. Sit back and prepare to soak up decades of advice based on experience so you can start the climb up.” —Deputy Chief Billy Goldfeder (Proudly bumped and bruised since 1973) “After years of teaching thousands of aspiring fire rescue officers, Steve Prziborowski has documented his highly successful training information. You need this book if you are looking to get the edge up on the competition and demonstrate to the hiring authority that you are ready for the job. If you are serious about being a successful fire rescue officer at any rank, do yourself a favor and add this text to your personal library today!” —Fire Chief Dennis L. Rubin “Committing to taking a promotional exam requires a Herculean effort, a never-looking-back attitude, and a willingness to give up your life as you know it until the exam is over. The book is an invaluable resource to guide your journey. Study hard and then study harder. Good luck.” —Deputy Chief (Ret.) Anthony Avillo, North Hudson Regional (NJ) Fire and Rescue
Download or read book Firefighter Interview Questions and Answers written by Richard McMunn and published by How2Become Ltd. This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mastering the Fire Service Assessment Center 2nd Ed written by Anthony Kastros and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2018-04-16 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to be. Do you have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to evaluate behavior, performance, and readiness? Read Mastering the Fire Service Assessment Center to identify what you need to learn and understand how to learn it. There is no way you can read and reflect on the wisdom in these pages and not become a better person and a better firefighter. Why Read This Book? The American fire service is facing a new normal fueled by mass exodus, influx of new generations of firefighters, a lack of hands-on leadership training, sweeping changes in mission, decimated budgets, and the genetics of task-oriented, reactive forefathers. The greatest and perhaps only area that we can affect directly is hands-on, inspiring, realistic, and useful training for our aspiring and incumbent leaders. This book will help you regardless of the fire officer rank you seek. It will help you know where you need to improve, how to develop a specific personal plan to become an excellent officer, and how to do well with whatever assessment center exercises throw at you. NEW MATERIAL in this second edition: --Enjoy reading “Wisdom from the Masters” from 18 fire service luminaries. They provide invaluable insights and challenges you will face as you prepare to promote, whether for the first time as a company officer or up the chain as a chief officer. --Learn lessons from thousands of students from the past 12 years whose feedback will benefit you in this second edition. --Benefit from the many new elements in this book, including relevant articles, additional exercises, and content regarding the dimensions of leadership, management, and emergency operations. The complexities of being a fire officer in the 21st century require an undercurrent of humility while continually pursuing mastery of leading in the modern fire service. Learn how to lead the modern-day firefighter in a modern world, with modern technology, modern fire behavior, and modern sociopolitical and economic challenges. Many firefighters ask themselves if they really want to do this job, but nothing is as professionally rewarding and challenging as leading others in battle to save lives! “This book will give you the greatest probability of success in your assessment center process.” —Bobby Halton, editor-in-chief, Fire Engineering magazine
Download or read book Master the Firefighter Exam written by Peterson's and published by Peterson Nelnet Company. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn what it takes to become a firefighter. Peterson's® Master the Firefighter Exam gives prospective firefighters the tools they need to prepare for and pass all portions of the firefighter exam--written, physical ability, oral interview, and psychological--to help them begin their life-saving career as a first responder. This comprehensive guide provides everything you need to pass local, state, and national written exams, including test-taking strategies, information on the firefighter screening process, expert oral interview and job search advice, and a review of the Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT). full-length practice tests which include questions from actual Fire Department exams--all with detailed answer explanations Strategies for tackling each section of the firefighter exam--reading comprehension, reasoning and judgment, spatial orientation, observation and memory, fire science, and mechanical reasoning Valuable tips on how to prepare for the physical aptitude (CPAT) portion of the screening process In-depth review of the firefighting profession, including employment prospects, job tasks performed by firefighters, and information on training, advancement, and related occupations Comprehensive list of the latest EMT, first-aid, and crisis management requirements Expert advice on acing the oral interview and information on psychological testing
Download or read book Firefighter Oral Interview Prep Workbook written by Mark Amatrudo and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-15 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This workbook is the authoritative, interactive, step-by-step guide for candidates seeking to earn the highest scores on entry level career fire service interviews. This book explains what the interviewers want to hear and how to craft effective and winning responses. It uses questions typically asked by oral board panelists.The authors, who also wrote Firefighter Exam and Interview Prep, are experts in their fields. They have interviewed and helped thousands, and they pass on their combined experience. This book shows the best strategies needed to ace the interview. It explains how to avoid mistakes, and it shares tricks that add to the score. It shows how to individualize a response. It takes the mystery out of the interview and increases the candidate's confidence.
Download or read book Firefighter Exam For Dummies written by Stacy L. Bell and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-02-02 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each book covers all the necessary information a beginner needs to know about a particular topic, providing an index for easy reference and using the series' signature set of symbols to clue the reader in to key topics, categorized under such titles as Tip, Remember, Warning!, Technical Stuff and True Story. Original.
Download or read book Fire Interview written by Brendon Trayner and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-09 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book lays out a step by step method for answering interview questions. Although this book is specific to those trying to get hired by the fire department it can help everyone improve their interview skills. The storyteller method will help you plug your personal information into a Five Step method of answering to achieve the highest score possible on your firefighter interview. I have also included a short workbook in the back for you to fill out and prepare to score full points on your next fire department interview. This book is full of stories and examples to give you a complete path to improving your fire department interview skills!
Download or read book Fire Officer s Handbook of Tactics written by John Norman and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Norman has updated his best-selling book, a guide for the firefighter and fire officer who, having learned the basic mechanics of the trade, are looking for specific methods for handling specific situations. In this new fourth edition, readers will find a new chapter on lightweight construction, a new chapter on electrical fires and emergencies, updates to many chapters including such topics as wind-driven fires, and many new illustrations.
Download or read book Smoke Your Firefighter Written Exam written by Paul S. Lepore and published by . This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most fire departments give a written examination as the first part of the testing process. Since there are usually an enormous number of candidates who apply for the position, difficult written examinations are an effective way to narrow the field. There is no excuse for a firefighter candidate to fail a written exam. Those who are committed to their goal will plan and prepare for the written exam to improve their chances of success. While there are other self-help books devoted to helping aspiring firefighters, they only provide questions and answers. These books are useless if you do not understand how to work out the problems. Smoke Your Firefighter Written Exam goes beyond providing sample questions and answers. It teaches the reader the basic rules and principles behind the questions; in other words, how to solve each complex problem. Each section begins with an overview of how to solve the problem. The reasoning behind the correct answer is presented in clear, easy-to-understand language. The reader will become proficient in: mathematics (word problems, geometry, addition, subtraction, multiplication); mechanical aptitude (gears, levers, pulleys, incline planes, screws); language (reading, spelling, grammar, vocabulary); perceptual ability; spatial relations; matching parts and figures; map reading. Illustrations are used throughout the book to teach basic principles and present problems to solve.
Download or read book Firefighter Candidate Exams written by James J. Murtagh and published by Barrons Educational Services. This book was released on 2017-04-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised and updated manual presents practice exams similar to those given to firefighter candidates in cities and communities across America. The book opens with a description of the firefighter’s role, the important terminology he or she must understand, and the physical, medical, and written tests that every candidate must be able to pass for qualification. General advice and information for prospective firefighters includes physical fitness standards, and learning to recognize and correct weaknesses in visualization, spatial orientation, and more. A brand-new chapter in this edition covers mechanical reasoning, which today’s firefighter must be able to command. Features that follow include: A preliminary diagnostic exam Information on revised exams (CPAT) Advice on what a successful firefighter candidate should do to prepare before taking the exam Six full-length practice exams All test questions answered and explained
Download or read book McGraw Hill Education Firefighter Exams Third Edition written by Ronald R. Spadafora and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2018-07-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We Will Help You Get Your Best Score! With more than 125 years of experience in education, McGraw-Hill Education is the name you trust to deliver results. This MHE guide is the most comprehensive and relevant prep tool on the market. We will help you excel on the Firefighter Exam with: •6 full-length practice tests based on Firefighter Exams given throughout the United States•4 mini-courses in Mathematics, Fire Science, Principles of Mechanics, and Emergency Medical Care•A thorough review of Reading Comprehension, Tool Usage, Memorization and Visualization, Hydraulics, and Problem Sensitivity•Expert advice for the Psychological Tests and Oral Interviews•Training tips for the Candidate Physical Ability Test•Insider information on fire department careers nationwide•Unique test-taking strategies to help you avoid the test maker’s traps•Invaluable shortcuts to help you save time and minimize mistakes FOUR DECADES OF FIREFIGHTING EXPERIENCE FDNY Chief Ronald R. Spadafora is uniquely qualified to lead you through every step of the recruiting process. He has written this all-in-one resource to give you the most essential information on firefighting testing and employment.
