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Florida's Comprehensive Testing for the following Position/s:
FIREFIGHTER, EMT, PARAMEDIC

Twenty-Five+ Basic Oral Interview Questions*

1.Tell us about yourself.
2.Why do you want to be a professional firefighter?
3.When did you decide on this career?
4.What have you done to prepare for this position?
5.What is a paramilitary organizational structure?
6.What are you bringing to this department?
7.Why do you want to work for this agency?
8.What do you know about this agency?
9.What do you expect from this agency?
10.What are your hobbies and interests?
11.What are your strengths?
12.What are your weaknesses?
13.What would your employer say about you?
14.Do you think that your employer would consider rehiring you?
15.What are the attributes of a firefighter?
16.What is the most important attribute to you?
17.Prioritize the following in the order of importance to you: friends, family, career.
18.What do you say when you don’t know an answer to a question?
19.Are you on any other hiring lists?
20.What would you do if another agency called you for an interview?

How would you handle the following scenarios?
1.Drinking or drugs on the job?
2.Stealing on the job?
3.Conflict with another employee?
4.Conflict with a supervisor or officer?
5.Irate citizen?
6.An employee crisis at an emergency?
7.Sexual harassment?
8.Racial situation?
9.Conflicting orders at an emergency?
10.An order that could place you in great danger or be morally wrong?

For additional reference materials please check the following link: http://www.firebooks.com/

*Note: These questions and scenarios are provided as a courtesy and should be considered as such. MESH assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or validity of the content of these examples.

 

 

 

 




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