Firefighter Civil Service Exam
One of the first steps toward becoming a firefighter is successfully passing a civil service examination which is administered by the Office of the State Examiner for Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service. You do not need to already have a knowledge of firefighting in order to pass the firefighter examination. The test is designed to evaluate knowledge, skills, and abilities that are needed in order to learn the job of firefighting. For example, in order to successfully complete firefighter training, you must be able to read and comprehend material on firefighting procedures. Therefore, part of the written test contains a section of questions on reading comprehension based upon material that is quite like the material that must be read on the job during your training period.
Firefighters who graduated from LSU on November 14, 2008
A booklet is available on the State Examiner’s Website that will provide you with important information about the examination process, some helpful hints on taking tests, and a practice test with questions that are similar to those that are actually on the firefighter exam. This website also contains information on testing dates and locations, applications, job descriptions, and the like.
| The website is | http://www.ose.state.la.us/ |
| Follow the link | “Testing & Employment” Then: “Entrance Firefighter Schedule and Study Guide” |
| ALSO | Follow the same links (above) to obtain current test dates and locations. |
Notes: ~You must apply in advance gain entrance to a test, you just don’t show up.
~There is always a deadline for this application, usually several weeks before the test date
~You do not necessarily have to take the civil service exam where you plan on applying for a job. If for example, you apply for and take the exam in Baton Rouge, you can have the results sent to St. John.
~The “Application for Competitive Examination” is submitted to the St. John Fire Civil Service Board.
This is not a job application.
~A separate “St. John the Baptist Parish Employment Application” must be submitted to the St. John Office of Fire Services/Human Resources for consideration for employment.