Firefighter Test & Exam Prep

If you're looking for a firefighter job in one of the larger states go to our State Guides.  States covered include California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Texas.  Also review the recommended reading for Massachusetts promotional exams.  Guides with reader recommendations are in bold.

• 13 Fatal Errors Managers Make and How You Can Avoid Them, W. Steven Brown, 1999
  Practical, proactive approach to supervision and management.  
• The First-Time Manager, Loren Belker, 2005
  From the American Management Association, this guide covers leadership, motivation, discipline, and other tricks of the trade that are required of anyone in a supervisory position. 
• Skills for New Managers, Morey Stettner, 2000
  Specific answers for hiring new employees; delegating work efficiently; dealing with stress; communicating effectively with your employees; how to master mentoring, leadership, and coaching styles.  Includes bulleted lists, checklists and definition of terms.
• Complete Interview Guide with Supervision Guide
  From job-interview.net, the Complete Interview Guide with 200+ possible interview questions on supervision including behavioral/situational questions. Plus, answers to the toughest supervision interview questions.
• What Makes A Great Manager? 
  Management and supervision guide with tips, answers and free resources.  A good resource for situational questions.

Here are additional resources:

• Interview Tips, Strategies and Sample Questions from Job-Interview.net
• Free Distance Learning
• Public Safety Job and Career Guide - Police, Fire and Corrections

ONLINE PRACTICE TESTS

Firefighter Online Practice Tests - Start Now!

ASSESSMENT CENTER

1. A Preparation Guide for the Assessment Center, Tina Rowe, 2006  - RECOMMENDED

2. Assessment Center Strategy and Tactics, Michael Terpak, 2008

3. Mastering the Fire Service Assessment Center, Anthony Castros, 2006 - RECOMMENDED

FIREFIGHTER ESSENTIALS

1. Essentials of Fire Fighting, International Fire Service Training Association, 2008 - RECOMMENDED

2. Essentials of Fire Fighting Student Workbook for Fifth Edition, International Fire Service Training Association, 2008

3. Firefighter's Handbook: Essentials of Firefighting and Emergency Response, 2e, Thomson Delmar Learning, 2004

4. Fire Officer's Handbook of Tactics, 3rd Ed., John Norman, 2006 - RECOMMENDED

5. Study Guide for Fifth Edition of Essentials of Fire Fighting, International Fire Service Training Association, 1998

FIREFIGHTER

1. Firefighter Online Practice Test - Start now - immediate access!

2. Firefighter Exam 3E, Learning Express, 2006
   Includes 4 complete tests based on official exams, with instructional chapters on reading texts, tables, maps, and graphs, memory and observation, math, mechanical aptitude, and spatial relations.

3. Firefighter Exams (Barron's Firefighter Exams), James Murtagh, 2009

4. The Firefighter's Workout Book: The 30-Minute-a-Day, Train-for-Life Program for Men and Women, Michael Stefano, 2002

5. Master the Fire Fighter Exam, Arco, 2005

6. Norman Hall's Firefighter's Exam Preparation Book, Norman Hall, 2004

7. The Aspiring Firefighter's 2 Year Plan, Paul Lepore, 2007 - RECOMMENDED

FIREFIGHTER PROMOTIONAL

1. Fire Department, Lieutenant, Captain, Battalion Chief, Arco, 1983

2. Lieutenant Fire Department, Jack Rudman, 1991

FIREFIGHTER INTERVIEW

1. Facing the Promotional Interview, John Mittendorf, 2003

2. Fire Engineer Oral Exam Study Guide, Arthur R. Couvillon, 1988

3. Firefighter Oral Exam Study Guide, Arthur R. Couvillon, 1999

4. Smoke Your Firefighter Interview, Paul Lepore, 2008 - RECOMMENDED

VIDEO/DVD

1. Firefighter's Workout, 2002