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We are accepting applications for the Nov. 4 test. Please apply by Oct. 4, 5 p.m. MST. Confirmation notices have been sent out for the June 3 test via e-mail. Contact Suzi Walker |
On behalf of
15 member districts/departments, DRCOG oversees the Firefighter Intraregional Recruitment and Employment (FIRE) program. Applicants take a written exam (basic knowledge skills) that is offered biannually--results establish an eligibility pool for member departments to use during a recruitment. Departments contact individuals for further testing.
To submit an application, carefully read and follow each of the three steps below!
Step 1: Fill out an online application. A $35 exam fee ($85 fee if pre-approved by DRCOG to test outside Colorado) must be paid by the deadline date--no exceptions! Please note: If you aren't able to upload documents or complete a portion of your application right away, that doesn't mean that you can't test; you can come back to complete it later, but make certain it is filled out in its entirety prior to the test. Information in your file can be updated throughout the year--make sure you keep your application current. Paying the fee makes you eligible to test; there is no prior approval.
Step 2: Complete the online, timed (25 minutes) background questionnaire by the deadline date. Be aware, when you click on the questionnaire your 25 minutes begins, and you cannot back out and return to the questionnaire later; don't enter the questionnaire unless you've set aside time to complete it. The questionnaire contains essay questions on topics applicable to your life experiences. Spelling and grammar will be taken into account. Once submitted, it is part of your file.
Step 3: You must pay the test fee* by the deadline date--no exceptions! Payment secures a seat for the exam; make travel arrangements after paying the fee. Note: For testing at a pre-approved location outside Colorado, the fee is $85--pay AFTER you have been approved. The fee must be paid by the deadline date or if taking the test outside Colorado, the fee will need to be paid prior to your test date. Important: Read the steps you must take to test from a location outside Colorado in the blue "Selected Downloads" section or in the box below.
Download the Release Waiver form (in the blue "Selected Downloads" section), get it notarized at a bank and bring it with you to the test. If testing from a remote site outside Colorado, please send your waiver to the address below. This form gives DRCOG approval to release information about your file to our member departments.
*Online payment preferred; if paying by check, please mail your payment (made payable to DRCOG) to 1290 Broadway, Suite 700, Denver 80203 by the deadline date--there are no exceptions! The testing fee is non-refundable!
Find more information about the FIRE testing process using the links below:
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If your didn't receive the confirmation notice via e-mail, a copy of the notice is below in the download section. Remember to bring your ID# with you so we can match it to the list at check in. If you aren't on the list, you will not test.
If you want to take the test from a location outside of CO in Nov. 2013, read the information below in the blue section about testing outside of CO.
If you want to know what happens after you take the test, go to the link at the very bottom of the page.
The average score from the Nov. 5 test was 87.
More than 40 candidates were hired from the pool in 2012.
You may update your file for a year from the date you take your test.
Denver Fire Department is not a member of the DRCOG program.
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Generic copy of June 3 test confirmation