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Fire Department Job Strategies

Find out how to become the perfect firefighter candidate for fire and EMS positions. There are over 3,000 Fire Academy graduates in the So Cal area alone so you need to know how to get a fire or ems job as quickly as possible.


General

• On Getting Hired by R.D. Mandery 


• Take the Tests by Captain Dennis Childress, Orange County Fire 


• So, you want to be a firefighter?


• Why do Firefighters Die? by Charles E. Truthan, D.O., FACOFP 


• Oral Interviews


• Firefighter Entry Certifications



Course Preparation

• Thirty-Plus Basic Oral Questions by "Captain Bob" 


• College Prep Courses


• Take the Tests by Captain Dennis Childress, Orange County Fire 
It\'s a statistical fact that there are over 3,000 Fire Academy graduates in the Southern California area looking for fire service jobs. So how does a young adult go about beating those odds and get a job in the fire service without waiting forever?   (read more)




Stuff You Really Need to Know

• Are you Prepared? by "Captain Bob" 


• What About Tattoos? by Captain Bob 


• Sometimes Life can be Plan B by Captain Bob 



Test Taking Strategies

• Top Scoring Examination Strategies by Brent Collins 


• Test Taking Strategy for Reading or Verbal Comprehension by Brent Collins 


• Strategies Before the Examination by Brent Collins 


• Final Days Before the Examination by Brent Collins 


• Arriving For the Examination by Brent Collins 


• Test-Taking Tactics: Evaluating Answer Choices by Brent Collins 


• Word Clues by Brent Collins 


• Understanding the Test Makers Tactics by Brent Collins 


• Strategy for Deductive Reasoning by Brent Collins 


• Strategy for Inductive Reasoning by Brent Collins 


• Strategy for Information Ordering by Brent Collins 


• Strategy for Judgement, Human Relations and Problem Solving by Brent Collins 


• Strategy for Memorization by Brent Collins 


• Strategy for Reading or Verbal Comprehension by Brent Collins 


• Strategy for Visualization by Brent Collins 



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