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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 |
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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.
When submitting an application, read and follow the two steps below! It may also be helpful to read the FAQ sheet in the blue “Selected Downloads” section to your right.
Step 1: Fill out an online application and pay the testing fee.
- A $35 exam fee ($85 fee if pre-approved by DRCOG to test outside Colorado) is required by the deadline date--no exceptions! Read the information below in the blue “Selected Downloads” section about testing outside of CO.
- If you are not able to finish a portion of your application or upload needed documents, you can come back to complete it later, but it must be filled out in its entirety prior to your test date. Remember: If you are in the process of getting certifications, you can come back to your application anytime during the year your application is valid and make updates. Keeping your file current is important.
- You are eligible to test if you pay the fee by the deadline; there is no prior approval.
Step 2: Complete the timed (25 minutes) background questionnaire by the deadline date.
- Be aware, once you click on the questionnaire your 25 minutes begins, and you cannot back out and return to the questionnaire later; do not enter the questionnaire unless you have 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.
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Download the Release Waiver form (in the blue “Selected Downloads” section), have it notarized at a bank and bring it with you to the test. If testing outside of Colorado, please send your waiver to the address below. This form gives DRCOG approval to release information about your file to our member departments.
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*Online payment preferred; if paying by check, please mail your payment (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