Firefighter Promotional Titles

Firefighter Application and Testing Schedules

Firefighter Status Report

Orientation Guides for Firefighter Promotional Examinations

Please Note: The year listed for the orientation guides refers to the year the exam will take place. Each guide listed, unless otherwise noted in its title, applies both to candidates from the current administration and make-up candidates from an earlier administration who will be tested in the stated year.

Public Safety Promotional Examination Make-up Policy

According to the New Jersey Administrative Code 4A:4-2.9(b), make-up examinations for public safety promotional examinations may only be authorized for the following reasons:

 

  1. Debilitating injury or illness requiring an extended convalescent period, provided the candidate submits a doctor’s certification containing a diagnosis and a statement clearly showing that the candidate’s physical condition precluded his or her participation in the examination;
  2. Death in the candidate’s immediate family as evidenced by a copy of the death certificate;
  3. A candidate’s wedding which cannot be reasonably changed as evidenced by relevant documentation;
  4. When required for certain persons returning from military service (see N.J.A.C. 4A:4-4.6A); or
  5. Error by the Civil Service Commission or Appointing Authority.

 

Make-up requests, with supporting documentation, must be submitted in writing within five days of receipt of the test notification.  However, in situations involving an illness, death, or natural disaster that occurs on or immediately before the test date, a request for make-up must be made in writing no later than five days after the test date.  Written requests for make-up examinations should be mailed to:  NJCSC Make-Up Exam Unit, P.O. Box 316, Trenton, NJ 08625-0310.

 

All make-up requests based on medical grounds must include a New Jersey Civil Service Commission Medical Authorization for Make-up Examinations form (DPF-728), completed by the treating physician.  This form can be obtained from our website at /csc/about/publications/forms/pdf/dpf-728.pdf or by contacting the CSC’s Information Center at (609) 292-4144.

 

Additionally, your treating physician must provide a separate detailed letter containing a diagnosis and statement clearly indicating why your physical condition will prevent you from taking the examination as scheduled.  This letter should include the date the injury/illness began, the date of your last office visit, and the earliest date you can take the test.  Information on your leave time from work because of your illness/injury should also be included.  The documentation must be on official letterhead, written in layman’s terms, and legible.  If insufficient, untimely, or illegible information is provided, your request will be denied.

Firefighter Promotional Title Application Fees

  • Fire 1st Level Supervisor $70
  • Fire 2nd Level Supervisor $70
  • Battalion Fire Chief $105
  • Deputy Fire Chief $140
  • Fire Chief $210

Calculation of Seniority Credits

For promotions, seniority is considered in the final score. The seniority score includes two elements: seniority (time from regular appointment date to closing date of the announcement, minus time lost on suspensions, layoffs, and regular leaves of absence without pay), and service record (score is reduced for disciplinary suspensions up to five years before the closing date).

Firefighter In-Line Promotional Title Job Specifications