How to become a firefighter in Ohio or Piqua (The Exams)

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

How to become a firefighter in Ohio or Piqua (The Exams)

The written exams for firefighters in Ohio and Piqua are a little bit easy because you will have to pass only the test which called "the civil service test".

You will see that the exams are hard if you don't prepare yourself for it. The written exams usually take about three hours. Check information about written exams here
Firefighters
Firefighters (Photo credit: thomaswanhoff)
you have to prepare yourself for the written exams.

before you go , take the following papers

1- birth documentation
2- high school report 
3- your educational certificate.

Take an application for firefighters, fill it and then return it back with the papers above.
After that you will have to pass the civil test (Tests general information and situations).

After you finish the civil test you will pass the following tests:

The agility exams 
The physical tests
Psychological tests and the polygraph examination

These are the tests related to body fitness and after this you will have to pass the interview. You will be interviewed to fire officers, fire chief, the human resource director and the city manager.

Be careful that the written exam is the most important among all of the other exams because you won't be able to be chosen as a firefighter if you scored a low mark.

After you finish :

Physical tests and agility examinations.
The written exams for firefighters.
The oral interview 
,you will be certified as a firefighter and then you will work at the local fire department.

Having some experience about Paramedic profession or if you were an EMT before, will help you a lot during the selection process. That is the secret in how to become a firefighter and be chosen quickly.
The small secret for how to become a firefighter easily, is having determination on this job because it became very competitive these days and many people are going to apply for it.
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