Firefighter Exam and Interview Prep: 2nd Edition

Firefighter Exam and Interview Prep helps candidates prepare for every area of the career fire service entry-level examination, regardless whether the exam is written, video, or computer-based and regardless of test publisher. It helps individuals who have only begun contemplating whether to become a firefighter as well as people who have some experience in the application process. It is the only prep book that explains psychology evaluation questions and science concepts, and it is the only one that contains an extensive math remediation section. Written in a clear, easy to understand style, Amatrudo and Peltz offer proven, score-raising, test-taking strategies. Sample questions and practice tests are accompanied by explanations as to how the correct answers were obtained. This book also helps the applicant begin to prepare for the interview. Written by a highly respected officer and instructor in the career fire service and an award-winning master educator with specialties in the application of brain science and high stakes test taking, this book strives to create the best prepared, best informed applicant possible.

Author: Mark D. Amatrudo, William H. Peltz
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 01/01/2016
Pages: 458
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.32lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.93d
ISBN13: 9781540775733
ISBN10: 1540775739
BISAC Categories:
- Non-Classifiable | Non-Classifiable
- Study Aids | General

About the Author
Mark Amatrudo has been a member of a volunteer fire department since 1974. He has served as an instructor in the Connecticut Fire Academy. In the career fire service, he has been a Chief of Operations and an Acting Chief of Department. He has been a consultant to departments as well as to firefighting-related industries. He is an expert in interviewing and currently serves as Deputy Chief in the Wilton, CT Fire Department. Bill Peltz was an award-winning, master classroom teacher for nearly forty years before starting his own education-based businesses. He is an expert in test design and high-stakes test preparation, has run statewide to international level professional development programs, and has lectured on the application of brain science to education. He is the author of over 200 papers and books, and he teaches a firefighter exam and interview prep course at Norwalk (CT) Community College.

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