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Form of work ONLY CITY OF HAMILTON FIREFIGHTERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.
To establish an eligibility list for the FIRE LIEUTENANT classification, a written competitive Civil Service Examination will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at 9:00 AM at the Hamilton Fire Department Training Room. An Assessment Center test wil be conducted at a later date. Applicants will be notified via email of the specific time and location of the assessment.
This is supervisory and skilled firefighting work in directing the activities of a fire company in fire suppression and in the maintenance of a station, apparatus and equipment.
To participate in the examination, persons must be current permanent employees of the Hamilton Fire Division who have served a total of forty-eight (48) months in a lower non-officer classification from the most recent date of hire to the Hamilton Fire Division to date of examination. *Length of Service does not include the Probationary Period.*
Only the following sources will be utilized for referencing written examination questions:1. Hamilton Fire Department Rules and Regulations, revised March 17, 2021 - internal document
2. Hamilton Fire Department Policy Manual, Lexipol KMS platform, internal document, excluding referenced SOP/G except as listed in Item 3 of this listing. Only the following manual selections will be included in the exam material:
a. Section 3 - General Operations
b. Section 5 - EMS
c. Section 6 - Training
d. Section 9 - Safety
e. Section 10 - Personnel
3. HFD SOP / SOG Manual, internal document, including only those policies specifically listed
below
a. SOG 2.1 Accountability System, revised 2/2016
b. SOG 2.5 Backing Vehicles, revised 2/2016
c. SOG 2.9 Incident Safety Officer, revised 2/2016
d.SOG 2.10 IEmergency Evacuations of Fire Dept Personnel, revised 2/2016
e. SOG 2.11 Rapid Assistance Team, revised 2/2016
f. SOG 2.28 Two-in/Two-out Rule, revised 2/2016
4. GMVEMSC 2021 Standing Orders, effective August 24, 2023 - internal document, including only skills used up to the EMT Basic level.
5. City of Hamilton Administrative Directive #306, Sick Leave, internal Document,
https://www.hamilton-oh.gov/admindirectives
6. City of Hamilton Administrative Directive #323, Sexual Harassment, internal Document,
https://www.hamilton-oh.gov/admindirectives
7. City of Hamilton Administrative Directive #324, Family Medical Leave, internal Document,
https://www.hamilton-oh.gov/admindirectives
8. Structural Fire Fighting: Initial Response Strategy And Tactics (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
only)
Christy Olson, Beth Ann Fulgenzi, Lynn Hughes, Nichole Jones, Matthew Keith, 2022
ISBN-10: 0879397683
ISBN-13: 978-0879397685
9. Step Up And Lead
Fire Engineering
Frank Viscuso, 2013
ISBN: 978-1-59370-308-0
10. Collapse of Burning Buildings: A Guide To Fireground Safety
Fire Engineering, 2nd Edition
Vincent Dunn, 2010
ISBN-10: 1593702337
ISBN-13: 978-1593702335
Amazon.com
11. The Evolving Fireground: Research-Based Tactics
PennWell Corporation
Sean Gray and P. J. Norwood, 2018
ISBN-9781593704056
LCCN-2018012929
Amazon.com
Seventy percent (70%) is the minimum passing grade for the written exam. Examinees must pass the written test in order to participate in the assessment center. The written test shall weigh forty percent (40%) and the assessment center shall weigh sixty percent (60%) of the total score. No credit for seniority will be added to an examinee's grade unless the applicant achieves at least the minimum passing grade on the written exam without counting such extra credit. No credit for efficiency shall be added to test grades.
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
