Preparing For Fire Department Promotional Exams

By Eloise Hewitt


For fire fighters, tests are always a part of their lives. From the entrance exam they usually take to proficiency tests throughout their experience, exams are essential for them to prove their knowledge in various aspects. Also when such professionals are seeking a promotion as career advancement, they also have to sit for the fire department promotional exams.

This promotional exam is very competitive and only those individuals who have prepared well can have the confidence of acing it. Passing this exam will mean that a person gets into a list of probable candidates qualified to getting a promotion. But passing is one thing and getting a good score is another. Even though passing will get an individual onto the eligibility list, scoring a good mark will put an individual well in front of others and therefore the person increases his or her chances of getting that promotion.

To succeed in this examination, one ought to have high self discipline, and keep away friends and even family disturbances to concentrate well in studying for the test. A lot of people fail this test due to lack of concentration and last minute rush. It is almost impossible to understand a bulk of information crammed at the last minute.

Getting the study materials early enough is crucial. One cannot wait until he is given materials for preparation for that year, but the individual can search materials that have been used for previous years. To find such, the person can do online search, go to libraries and get books among other materials. As one will be reading, it is very crucial to make short notes to make it easy to go through the topics another time. Everyday should be set to tackle a topic, chapter or even chapters for quick learners.

Apart from making short notes, the person must ensure to derive questions from every topic captured. The derived questions should then be done after the individual finishes reading a topic. After one has covered all chapters and answered all derived questions, the individual should re read the short notes again to ensue the information is reinforced.

The individual must ensure to do all the practice tests available whether in the books or online. The score of each test will show how much one has grasped the various topics. After which the person can ensure to go through the topics that need further studies and revise more. There should be an improvement in the scores in the preceding practice test one does.

To ensure that points stick well in the brain and also to clear explanation of certain topics, a person should get into a study group. A study group is a simpler way of reinforcing points and tackling topics again and again easily. One should however ensure to study first on his own before getting into a group.

Having a good study plan and preparing well will ensure a person has confidence to face the exam. During the exam, the individual should ensure to read questions carefully and understand them well as well as the choices. After which the individual picks the right choice.




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