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 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 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 356 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 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 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 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 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 Interview Rule Book written by Rob Christensen and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A straightforward guide to pass the firefighter interview with a better score than your competition.Landing a career with a paid fire department can feel like you¿re standing alone against insurmountable odds. You prepare to answer 101 possible interview questions hoping to include what the board wants to hear. But, in the end, it feels more like a game of luck. We felt that way, too. Until, we figured out exactly what the board was looking for. Now, we¿ve helped hundreds of men and women, just like you, land their dream job.The truth is, your success has nothing to do with odds or luck. By following our proven interview system, you can enter your interview with confidence and ready to answer ANY question that comes your way. In this book, you¿ll learn everything you need to know to pass the interview with a TopScore. Including: ¿The types of questions you will face so nothing comes as a surprise; ¿Exactly what the interview board is looking for and how to include it;¿How to form complete answers and maximize your interview time; and¿The Rules of the interview so little things don¿t jeopardize your success. Don't leave your dream career up to chance and get stuck in the inevitable circle of testing year after year. We have been there. We know how expensive and time consuming the testing process can be. Commit to reading this book, and together we can make your next interview your last. "I am so thankful for the techniques I learned from TopScore. I can honestly say without them I would not have my dream job today.¿ -Kevin

Download or read book Recommendations for Improving the Recruiting and Hiring of Los Angeles Firefighters written by Chaitra M. Hardison and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2015-01-22 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews the Los Angeles Fire Department’s hiring practices as of June 2014 and outlines a recommended new firefighter hiring process that is intended to increase efficiency of the hiring process, bolster the evidence supporting the validity of it, and make it more transparent and inclusive.

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: Firefighting is an honorable and rewarding career, and it takes a lot of hard work to get started. Here is a complete review of the most commonly tested topics given to candidates across North America, as well as tips and advice.

Download or read book Barron s Firefighter Candidate Exams written by James J. Murtagh and published by Barrons Educational Series. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised and updated manual presents— A preliminary diagnostic exam with answers Five full-length practice exams typical of firefighter exams given to candidates across North America All test questions answered and explained Includes information on revised candidate exams (CPAT) General advice and information for prospective firefighters includes physical fitness standards, and learning to recognize and correct weaknesses in visualization, spatial orientation, and more.

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 Study Guide for the Firefighter Interview written by Shawn Cooligan and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2007-08-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The goal of this insightful book is to prepare aspiring and current firefighters for effective and professional fire department entrance interviews. Practical topics such as recommended attire, language choice, and appropriate responses prepare you for presenting in an interview, while topics such as formulating an answer, developing alternatives and options, and avoiding common interview errors help you face the challenges of the question and answer session. The book describes the importance of interview preparation and outlines several areas that require background knowledge and research. It also provides a framework to structure your overall preparation in order to avoid canned answers and emphasize your unique qualifications, leading to success in acquiring the job.

Download or read book Introduction to Fire Protection and Emergency Services written by Robert Klinoff and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2013-12-02 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for use within courses based on the Fire and Emergency Services in Higher Education (FESHE) Principles of Emergency Services model curriculum, this new Fifth Edition will prepare readers for a career in the fire or emergency services. Introduction to Fire Protection and Emergency Services provides an overview of the fire service, from history and culture to the basics of chemistry and physics, fire protection systems, and strategic and tactical considerations for wildland or structural fires. The Fifth Edition has also been updated to include new or expanded coverage of risk management, Next Generation (NG) 9-1-1, the U.S. Fire Problem from local and federal perspectives, wildfire issues and the impacts of global warming, and much more.

Download or read book Ask a Manager written by Alison Green and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together

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