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AMEN BROTHER AMEN

It's jest a jest.  Get over it.  LOL

With all due respect,  Battalion Chief Lepore ,  I agree , when it comes to department interviews it is good using that line of questioning.   This helped me move to the top of the hiring line for my department.   This post was in jest about some of the questions in '' The Game "  on this site , that is all.

AMEN DOG !! i come here to unwind and meet people that have like interests, if i wanted to get hired on a dept, i would do what the chief said,

but i am not here to get hired, no one wants to hire an old fart that has a college degree that is only good for the fire service. so let's get a life and enjoy it while the good Lord gives us a breath to use it. See you in the funny papers guys !!

I would agree....those questions really get me scratching my shaved noggin a bit........no worries.....

I for one am working on memorizing all stations per city in the US...JUST FOR FUN!!!  or that spontaneous interview..

IM KIDDING!!!!!

hey though my guessing has improved greatly.  the answer is usually B  i think well maybe it is D take a guess

Black fire,

I understand that you think it's irrelevant that an applicant knows how many engines, trucks, districts etc. a department has. I look at it a little differently. If a candidate is serious about wanting to work for my department, he or she will do their homework.

I sit on our department's Chief's interviews. Here is the question we ask:

1. What do you know about our department and why do you want to work here?

I expect a candidate to be able to answer the MINIMUM:

1. # of stations (23), total # of uniform personnel 450


2. # of engines (20), Trucks (5), Paramedic rescues (9),  Fierboats (2) 85 footers, Airport Crash rigs (3), Haz mat rig - (1)


3. # of calls per year - roughly 60,000 - 85% medical


4. Number of battalions on duty (3)


5. He will be able to talk about the academy (16 weeks, very fast paced with a 30% failure rate)


6. He will know all about the probationary period - (1 year and begins AFTER graduating the academy- each rookie is assigned to an engine house for six months. He will return to Training at 4 months and be tested on his "engine" skills. Manyof these are the ones he learned in the academy, while others are ones he is taught by his new crew. The engine test lasts roughly 4 hours. The same applies with the Truck rotation. The truck test usually lasts 6 hours. One of the expectations is that the rookie will be able to perform an extrication using ALL of the tools on the truck. The Training Captains get a car from the impound yard, flip it over and ram it with a fork lift. They are expected to stabalize the car and perform the extrication. The same is true with forcible entry, cutting on the ventilation props etc......

So, if a candidate cannot even tell me the basics about my department, he or she is not even given consideration for the position. We have learned that if a candidate doesn't pay attention to detail before we hire them, the chances of making it through the academy and probation are not very good.

So , while it seems trite, there is a reason behind our madness.

Paul says ...

Black fire,

I understand that you think it's irrelevant that an applicant knows how many engines, trucks, districts etc. a department has. I look at it a little differently. If a candidate is serious about wanting to work for my department, he or she will do their homework.

I sit on our department's Chief's interviews. Here is the question we ask:

1. What do you know about our department and why do you want to work here?

I expect a candidate to be able to answer the MINIMUM:

1. # of stations (23), total # of uniform personnel 450


2. # of engines (20), Trucks (5), Paramedic rescues (9),  Fierboats (2) 85 footers, Airport Crash rigs (3), Haz mat rig - (1)


3. # of calls per year - roughly 60,000 - 85% medical


4. Number of battalions on duty (3)


5. He will be able to talk about the academy (16 weeks, very fast paced with a 30% failure rate)


6. He will know all about the probationary period - (1 year and begins AFTER graduating the academy- each rookie is assigned to an engine house for six months. He will return to Training at 4 months and be tested on his "engine" skills. Manyof these are the ones he learned in the academy, while others are ones he is taught by his new crew. The engine test lasts roughly 4 hours. The same applies with the Truck rotation. The truck test usually lasts 6 hours. One of the expectations is that the rookie will be able to perform an extrication using ALL of the tools on the truck. The Training Captains get a car from the impound yard, flip it over and ram it with a fork lift. They are expected to stabalize the car and perform the extrication. The same is true with forcible entry, cutting on the ventilation props etc......

So, if a candidate cannot even tell me the basics about my department, he or she is not even given consideration for the position. We have learned that if a candidate doesn't pay attention to detail before we hire them, the chances of making it through the academy and probation are not very good.

So , while it seems trite, there is a reason behind our madness.

 I respectfully agree to all you said about applying to a department.   However  "  The Game "  on Firelink is as much for fun , as it is for learning and why the fuss over the questions for '' The Game" was made in jest.   I did appreciate learning what is expected when applying for a real Firefighting job as apposed to playing " The Game. "

my pleasure marty but to me your sense of humour is normal lol but as you said you did raise a couple of good debate points so far as knowing the company either fire or civilian you are interviewing for. any junior firefighters or even some of us oldies could learn from these points

Thanks for the laugh crew!  The sad part is how many people get the ? right and are only guessing