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When can I apply to sit for the next Firefighter/EMT exam? You will be able to apply from Saturday, September 24, 2022, through Monday, October 17, 2022. If your application is successfully completed, received, and you meet the minimum qualifications you will
7 paź 2022 · More than 8,157 applicants — 57.7% of them Black and Hispanic, 15.7% women — have already applied to take Chicago’s first firefighters entrance exam since 2014.
The City of Chicago Department of Human Resources is responsible for hiring CFD members and periodically holds entrance examinations for Firefighter/EMT and applications for Fire Paramedics.
1. When can I apply to sit for the next Firefighter/EMT exam? You will be able to apply from Saturday, September 24, 2022, through Monday, October 17, 2022. If your application is successfully completed, received, and you meet the minimum qualifications you will be included in the random lottery at the end of the application period.
The Candidate Physical Ability Test consists of eight critical physical tasks that simulate job duties on the fire ground. Note: The CPAT certification must be current and valid at the time the candidate is called for initial processing into the Chicago Fire Training Academy.
If I receive notification that I’ve passed the exam, what happens next? All applicants who pass the exam are placed on an eligibility list sorted in lottery order. Those candidates will be referred for processing to the Chicago Fire Department in lottery order as vacancies become available.
13 gru 2022 · About 1,669 of applicants were white, according to city statistics. Outside Engine 121 on West 95th Street, Davis and about a dozen others gathered to demand a halt to the exam until the city...
