- Welcome - Watch This First!
- Legal Disclaimer Proviso
- Forward
- Author
- Caveat
- Oral Board Composition & Purpose
- What is the Panel Looking For?
- Training Inside the Training
- Preparation Part 1
- Preparation Part 2
- Standing Out
- Pre-Interview
- Arrival
- The Interview
- Questions
- Wrapping Up the Interview
- After the Interview
- Closing
- Supplement - Female Applicants - Part 1
- Supplement - Female Applicants - Part 2
- Supplement - How to Explain a Termination - Part 1
- Supplement - How to Explain a Termination - Part 2
- Firefighter Code
- Oral Board Interview Checklist
- Resume Example
- Resume Template
- The Oral Aftermath Letter
- Your Interview is Over, is There Anything Else You Would Like to Add?
- How to Close an Answer to a Question
- The Chief's Interview - Hire Me Question
- What if I Don't Understand the Question?
- The Gratuity Question
- How Can a Fire Department and Community Work Together Successfully?
- Marijuana Smoking at the Academy
- What Do You Think We Are Looking for in a Firefighter?
- What Does Accountability Mean For a Firefighter?
- What is Our Department's Mission Statement?
- What Place Does Cultural Diversity Have at this Department?
- What Would You Do If Ordered To Do Something Unsafe?
- You Find Money, What Do You Do?
- Citizen Complains About Citation
- Conflict Between Shifts
- Guy Aiming a Handgun at the Victim
- Intrusive Mother With Patient
- Shopping For Groceries
- Unfair List of Duties
- Tell Us About Yourself...
- Why Do You Want to Become a Firefighter?
- What Have You Done to Prepare Yourself to Become a Firefighter?
- Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years?
- Tell Us About One of Your Strengths
- Tell Us About One of Your Weaknesses
- What Irritates You?
- Do You Consume Alcohol?
- What Are Your Career Goals?
- What Are Your Personal Goals?
- Describe Your Work Ethic
- Have You Ever Lied?
- What Kind of Support Network Do You Have?
- Tell Us the Last Time You Had a Hard Decision to Make
- How Do You Explain Your Gap in Employment?
- How Do You Feel About Women in the Fire Service?
- What Salary Are You Looking For?
- What Would be Some Satisfying Qualities of this Job?
- Why Are You Leaving Your Current Role, Position or Job?
- What Have You Done to Prepare Yourself for This Department Specifically?
- Do You Speak Another Language?
- Have You Ever Presented to a Large Group of People?
- Tell Us Three Things That Would Make You Leave This Job
- How Many Books Have You Read in the Last Year and what are they?
- Did You or Do You Have Any Role Models?
- Have You Received any Awards or Honors in Your Life?
- Have You Ever Struck Someone in Anger?
- Tell Me About a Recent Experience Where You Had to Influence Someone Else
- Who Has Been the Single Biggest Influence in Your Decision to Become a Firefight
- How Does Your Support Network Feel About You Becoming a Firefighter?
- Are You Aware That The Fire Service Is A Paramilitary Organization?
- Are You Willing To Become an EMT?
- Can You Describe the Chain of Command?
- Do You Think You Deserve This Job?
- Facial Hair Policy
- How do You Plan on Integrating Yourself Into this Community?
- How Does Continuing Education Fit Into Your Career Goal?
- What If I Decide That I Don't Like My Job at This Department?
- Are You Aware That There is a No Tobacco Use Policy?
- What Is Your Greatest Failure, And What Did You Learn From It?
- Are You Becoming a Firefighter to Help Yourself or to Help Others?
- Can You Explain the Importance of Following Orders at Emergency Scenes?
- Define Diversity and What it Means to You.
- Describe the Best Boss You've Ever Worked For
- Describe the Worst Boss You've Ever Worked For
- Do You Consider Yourself a Leader or Follower?
- Do You Prefer to Work in a One on One Setting or with a Group of People?