Overall Testing Information
- Candidates for Lieutenant must meet all of the qualifications of a driver engineer
- Must have a department approved 16-hour EVOC class, State of Florida Pump Operator certification, State of Florida Fire Officer 1 certification, and National Fire Academy 16- hour Incident Safety Officer course or a comparable class approved by PCFR.
- No electronic devices are allowed to be used while testing. This includes, but is not limited to cell phones, PDA’s and cameras.
- Once the testing has started, applicants arriving late will not be given additional time for completing the test.
- Once the test starts, applicants are not allowed to leave the testing area unless directed to do so by the proctor.
- In event an applicant is testing for more than one rank, the applicant will only be able to take one test at a time. The applicant will be offered a 10 minute break between written tests.
- The testing proctor will outline procedures for challenging any of the questions on the test.
- No additional challenges to the test questions will be allowed after the test have been collected.
- Applicants who complete the test early may turn in their test and leave the testing area. They
may not re-enter the testing area during the remainder of the written test without the permission of the proctor.
- At the completion of the test the proctor will collect and secure all testing materials for grading
- Tests will be graded and verified by a panel of instructors knowledgeable in the material being tested.
- A minimum passing score of 70% is required on the Lieutenant exam’s to continue on to the proficiency exam.
- A minimum of 70% on the proficiency exam is required to be placed on the Lieutenant promotional list.
- Upon receiving a passing score on the written exam you will then receive your proficiency exam date, no sooner than 72 hrs from notification.
- You will be notified of your results no later than 12 days following the last proficiency exam.
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Lieutenant Written Exam Information
The written exam will be a 100 question exam taken from the following texts.
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IFSTA Pumping Apparatus Driver/Operator Handbook 2nd Edition: ISBN 10: 0-87939-278-9
There will be 5-10 hydraulic formula questions out of chapter 8 {Theoretical Pressure Calculations} of this book
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Polk County Standard Operating Procedures (Latest on-line version, click link to open)
Specific Procedures: 600-2,600-3,600-4,600-11,600-13,600-14,600-15,600-18,600-25,600-28
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Polk County Employee Handbook (Latest on-line version, click to open)
Section 2, 4,5,6,7,8,10,12,13,14
All candidates seeking positions with Polk County Fire Rescue are subject to the entry firefighter requirement of passing a Physical Ability Test prior to beginning work. This must have been done within the past year prior to date-of-hire and must be a certified CPAT or local Ridge PAT. For the Ridge PAT outline, see the following link: http://www.ridgefireacademy.com/
Go to the firefighter 1/2 section, and look for the PAT outline in this.
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Lieutenant Proficiency Exam Information
The Practical Exam will encompass the following four skills.
a. In basket
b. Fire scenario
c. Rescue scenario
d. Teaching / Education
Possible teaching / education topics include:
All materials will be provided for the practical and written portion of the test.
Parts b,c and d of the practical test will be video taped for scoring.
Failure of any portion of the practical test, will result in the applicant not being considered for promotion.
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