Portland Fire & Rescue (Oregon) recruiting 2011

[3rdFloor]

As promised, here's the current info on the next round of recruiting for Portland Fire & Rescue:

- Downloadable study material will be available beginning April 18, 2011.
- Open enrollment begins June 20, 2011 (When 4,500 applications have been submitted, enrollment will close and no further applications will be accepted.)
- Multiple-choice test will be August 1, 2011.

For more information: http://tinyurl.com/4gwqy72, updates will also be at http://www.portlandonline.com/fire/jobs

We strongly encourage you to sign up for email notices about recruiting information at http://www.portlandonline.com/fire/index.cfm?c=37525

Good luck, all!

[nnfra200302]

Now that their not using the fireteam test. What test company did they decide to go with? From reading the info from their website, it states that their will ONLY be a study guide for the first component of the written exam, which consist of a total of four components. Just curious to know. Thanks

[GoCougs]

Thanks for the info

[3rdFloor]

Now that their not using the fireteam test. What test company did they decide to go with? From reading the info from their website, it states that their will ONLY be a study guide for the first component of the written exam, which consist of a total of four components. Just curious to know. Thanks

We're not using a commercial testing company. We're going back to what we've done successfully in the past: generating questions from material that PF&R thinks is important.

You're correct: study material will be provided for the PF&R-specific questions. The other three components of the multiple-choice test include a mechanical aptitude test, math test, and reading ability test. These three components are general knowledge, and no study material is provided.

[Vadim]

With regard to the mechanical, math and reading, will these questions be similiar to Fireteam test or something different?

[ffbam24]

Different.
That is why they are not using fireteam anymore.

With this swing back to what they feel is important, you should pick up a Firefighter Exam prep book at B&N or Borders. Barron's and Arco are good to start with.

[Vadim]

Barrons and Arco? Is that the Author or title? Sorry not familiar with the exam prep books. Apart from the material that Portland Fire will provide, any other reading material you would recommend?

[aidaninreno]

This will be my first time applying to test with PF&R, and I was somewhat confused on the application process. The website says the applications will be available on June 20th, so does that mean I need to download it on the 20th, and fill it out and return it as quickly as possible? Or is the application already available somewhere I do not know of and it can start being turned in on the 20th?
Sorry if it sounds like I'm kind of confused, it's the end of the semester and my brain is a bit fried.
Thanks,
Aidan

[ffbam24]

This will be my first time applying to test with PF&R, and I was somewhat confused on the application process. The website says the applications will be available on June 20th, so does that mean I need to download it on the 20th, and fill it out and return it as quickly as possible? Or is the application already available somewhere I do not know of and it can start being turned in on the 20th?
Sorry if it sounds like I'm kind of confused, it's the end of the semester and my brain is a bit fried.
Thanks,
Aidan

Yes.
Directions there are pretty straightforward. If you are too fried sitting at a computer reading basic instructions not under any duress, how will you be when something is physically or mentally demanded of you at a fire?

Apparently a study guide will be available to download 4/18 there.

[aidaninreno]

No, I'm quite fried because I've been working my balls off to finish my senior year at UNR after 3 years gone from college. But I understand and can appreciate the point you are making, and why you would make it.
And thank you for the confirmation on how the process works.

[Courtguy]

I got my email today. Can't wait until August!

[Nozzleman25]

Study material is available on the website. Good Luck!

http://www.portlandonline.com/fire/TPM2011Fire.pdf

[Vadim]

Downloaded the study guide today and printed out all 143 pages. Anyone in the Portland area interested in forming a study group?

[GoCougs]

I printed all 143 pages out today. Good thing I work nights. That will be good reading material for the next couple months

[TVFR9923]

Remember guys, almost every sentence in that TPM is a potential test question. Back in the day when I took it, the people that did well made their own questions to study off of on 3"x 5" cards.

I looked at it online and much of the material is the same, very Portland specific. Love those funny old cartoon drawings too. Good luck and study hard.