Chicago Firefighter case studies
Chicago Firefighter · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Chicago Firefighter exam is the entry-level selection assessment used by the City of Chicago to screen candidates for firefighter positions with the Chicago Fire Department. It is intended for candidates who meet the City's minimum qualifications and who are beginning, or considering, a career in fire suppression and emergency response. The assessment is structured around four equally weighted domains: General Written Ability, Reading Comprehension, Mechanical Reasoning, and Situational Judgment and Interpersonal Skills. Each domain carries the same weight, so no single section can carry a candidate's score on its own, and a weak area cannot be offset indefinitely by strength elsewhere. The Chicago Firefighter case studies are 5 cases and about 3,559 words.
1The Probationary Firefighter and the Senior Nozzleman
At 02:10 on a cold February night, your engine company returns from a two-alarm fire in a three-story apartment building. You are the driver/operator, and the lieutenant has just asked you to serve as acting company officer next shift while she attends training.
767 words, about 4 min2Standpipe Pressure on the Third Floor
You are the operator on Engine 42 at a four-story brick warehouse, 60 feet tall. A fire on the third floor has been located by the attack team, and the division chief has ordered a standpipe operation.
716 words, about 4 min3The Missing Nozzle Report
On March 14 at 22:40, you responded as the officer of Engine 18 on a mutual-aid box alarm at 1420 W. Cermak Road, a three-story mixed-occupancy building.
714 words, about 4 min4The Low-Air Alarm and the Victim
Read this excerpt from a department SOP, then answer the questions. SOP 4.12, Air Management (excerpt): 'All members operating in an IDLH atmosphere shall use SCBA.
693 words, about 3 min5The Evacuation Tone and the Division Chief
At 19:20, you are the acting company officer of Truck 9 at a two-story brick two-flat. Engine 33 reports a rear bedroom fire on the second floor knocked down.
669 words, about 3 min