Promotional Examinations

Question 1

All books published by an outside publisher will be selected and advertised via ASOM six months prior to the _______________.

Answer 1

opening date to sign-up

Question 2

If an employee is to be passed over for promotion, the _________ shall counsel the individual

Answer 2

Fire Chief

Question 3

Time in grade is measured in terms of _________________

Answer 3

continuous service from date of hire

Question 4

“An interruption for an authorized leave of absence shall not constitute a break in continuous service, but the time in a leave of absence shall not be credited as_____________.”

Answer 4

time in service

Question 5

Lieutenant:

o Five years of continuous service. All employees hired after October 1, 2004 shall be required to be a state _______________

Answer 5

certified protocol paramedic

After September 30, 2019:
• Associates degree or higher or successful completion of all classes for the state of Florida fire officer one certification
• Apparatus and pump operator certification

Question 6

Captain – 3 years as a Lieutenant

o After _________:
• Associates degree or higher or successful completion of all classes for the state of Florida fire officer one certification

Answer 6

October 1, 2019

Question 7

Chief Fire Officer – _________ as a Captain

Answer 7

2 years

After October 1, 2019:
• Associates degree or higher or successful completion of all classes for the state of Florida fire officer one certification

Question 8

Opening date of the promotional exam shall be at least _____ prior to the closing date

Answer 8

60 days

Question 9

Promotional examinations will be administered within 21 calendar days, but not less than ___________, excluding weekends and holidays, prior to the expiration date of the respective certified eligibility list

Answer 9

14 calendar days

Question 10

If a candidate is not eligible due to a less than satisfactory performance evaluation report which is pending appeal the candidate’s promotional exam will be _____________ of the performance evaluation appeal process

Answer 10

sealed pending the final results

o Exam will only be scored if the performance evaluation results in the performance evaluation been changed to an overall rating of satisfactory or above

Question 11

Promotions will be made within ___________ of the vacancy occurrence

Answer 11

two pay periods

Question 12

Effective time of certification for a promotional eligibility list is at _______________

Answer 12

0001 the day the list is certified regardless of the actual time

Question 13

A classified position becomes a vacancy at ________the day after separation by the incumbent from County service

Answer 13

0700

Question 14

Separation shall be described as the day _____shows or should show on the PAR

Answer 14

“T”

Question 15

Vacancies only occur if there are no _______ in the classification

Answer 15

overages

Question 16

New relief positions for the fiscal year are considered vacancies effective:____________

Answer 16

0700 of the first pay period of the new fiscal year

Question 17

When a vacancy occurs in the rank of division chief or above, a Chief fire officer promotion and subsequent promotions will be made within _____________ from the current eligibility lists

Answer 17

two pay periods

Question 18

In the case where a captain is ultimately appointed to the division position through the Counties approval process, the chief originally promoted will be _____________

Answer 18

absorbed through attrition

Question 19

Driver operator, fire officer one and fire officer two classes to be delivered __________ at no charge

Answer 19

twice annually