Entry Firefighter, F-201
100 items; 1 hour 40 minute time limit.
- Reading Comprehension
- Math Ability
- Teamwork and Customer Service
- Mechanical Aptitude
- Map Reading
We have three alternate forms for the Entry Firefighter test. These three test forms are based on a common test item bank.
There is no pre-test study guide for this test. Test administration is very straight-forward, and does not include assessment of candidate’s listening skills (i.e., the proctor does not have read-aloud components).
This test is designed to assist agencies to select candidates for entry to a fire academy. For those agencies that require candidates to possess a Firefighter I certificate before testing, see Skilled Firefighter F-323.
Validity evidence for Donnoe & Associates, Inc.’s Entry Firefighter written test includes content and criterion evidence. This test was initially designed around a content validity strategy. Test construction was guided by the results of a task-oriented job analysis in one large agency, and confirmed in later multiple job analysis studies with other large agencies. Next, the test was administered to a sample of greater than 200 incumbent Firefighters, supervisory performance ratings were collected, and the test was correlated with job performance. This is referred to as criterion validity, using a concurrent sample. The observed uncorrected validity coefficients from this study include: 1) correlation between this test and supervisory ratings of overall individual Firefighter’s job performance = .2262 (p<.001); and 2) correlation between this test and supervisory ratings of individual Firefighter’s overall ability = .3074 (p<.001).
As most agencies are aware, there is a tendency for candidates to “agency hop” and take entry firefighter exams whenever they are offered. Because of this we have developed alternate forms of this test, and we closely monitor where this test is used, then avoid having neighboring agencies use the same version of the test. This assists in maintaining exam security, and reducing the possibility that an individual candidate would be advantaged, or disadvantaged by the process.
Skilled Firefighter, F-523
100 items; 2 hour time limit.
- Essentials of Firefighting, IFSTA, 7th Edition (2019)
- Brannigan’s Building Construction For the Fire Service. Brannigan, F. L. NFPA, 6th Edition (2021)
- Hazardous Materials for First Responders. IFSTA, 5th Edition (2017)
- Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, Pollack, A. N., Ed., Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 11th Edition (2017)
The Skilled Firefighter test is designed to assist agencies to select candidates who already possess a Firefighter I certification. For agencies that will send candidates to a fire academy, see our Entry Firefighter test, F-201.
EMT Supplements, F-324 or F-325 may be added to this test.
EMT Supplements for Skilled Firefighter, F-424, F-425
F-424 EMT Basic and Intermediate
25 items; 30 minute time limit.
- EMS Field Guide, Basic & Intermediate Version (B&I), 9th Edition (2016)
F-425 EMT Paramedic
50 items; 1 hour time limit.
- EMS Field Guide, Basic & Intermediate Version (B&I), 9th Edition (2016)
- EMS Field Guide, ALS Version, 20th Edition (2018)
Fire Engineer, F-641.
100 items; 2 hour and 20 minute time limit.
- Hydraulic problems, based on Pumping and Aerial Apparatus Driver / Operator Handbook. IFSTA, 3rd Edition (2015)
- Pumping and Aerial Apparatus Driver / Operator Handbook. IFSTA, 3rd Edition (2015)
- Essentials of Firefighting. IFSTA, 7th Edition (2019)
- Emergency Response Guidebook. U.S. Department of Transportation (2020)
Fire Captain, California, F-661
100 items; 2 hour time limit.
- Fire and Emergency Services Company Officer. IFSTA, 5th Edition 2014, OR 6th Edition (2019)
- Structural Fire Fighting: Initial Response Strategy and Tactics. IFSTA, 2nd Edition (2017)
- Firescope California: Fire Service Field Operations Guide, ICS 420-1. Incident Command System Publication (2017)
- Pocket Guide to the Firefighters Procedural Bill of Rights Act. California Public Employee Relations, 5th Edition (2019)
Fire Captain, Outside of California, F-762
100 items; 2 hour time limit.
- Fire and Emergency Services Company Officer. IFSTA, 5th Edition 2014, OR 6th Edition (2019)
- Structural Fire Fighting: Initial Response Strategy and Tactics. IFSTA, 2nd Edition (2017)
- National Incident Management System (NIMS). U.S. Department of Homeland Security (2017)
Fire Battalion Chief, California, F-572
100 items; 2 hour time limit.
- Managing Fire and Emergency Services. Thiel, A.K. and Jennings, C.R. ICMA. 1st. Edition (2012)
- Fire Officer’s Handbook of Tactics. Norman, J., PennWell Publishing Co., 5th Edition (2019)
- Firescope California: Fire Service Field Operations Guide, ICS 420-1. Incident Command System Publication (2017)
Fire Battalion Chief, Outside of California, F-673
100 items; 2 hour time limit.
- Managing Fire and Emergency Services. Thiel, A.K. and Jennings, C.R. ICMA. 1st. Edition (2012)
- Fire Officer’s Handbook of Tactics. Norman, J., PennWell Publishing Co., 5th Edition (2019)
- National Incident Management System (NIMS), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (2017)
Fire Prevention Officer, F-215
100 items; 1 hour 40 minute time limit.
- Reading Comprehension
- Problem Solving
- Customer Service
- Language Skills and Report Writing
Fire Inspector, F-545
100 items; 2 hour time limit.
- Introduction to Fire Origin and Cause. IFSTA, 4th Edition (2013)
- Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement. IFSTA, 8th Edition (2016)
- Brannigan’s Building Construction For the Fire Service. Brannigan, F. L. NFPA, 6th Edition (2021)
- Customer Service