Assessment Center Strategy and Tactics: Engine Company Operations

摘要

An assessment center is an examination process designed to simulate situations that are common to the rank being tested. Each individual exercise is designed to measure the knowledge, skills, abilities, and personal characteristics of an individual candidate in a given situation. Many within the promotional preparation field believe that the oral assessment center is the most efficient and effective means for evaluating a test candidate's knowledge and is a true measure of the candidate's abilities. Candidates testing for a company officer position must possess a significant amount of information to do well on the promotional exam. Company officers need to be well versed in such areas of study as building construction, fire behavior, incident management, and engine/ladder company operations, to name a few. Students, especially new students, often can be overwhelmed not only by the vast amounts of information they need to study but also by the extent of the organization and preparation of the material necessary to ensure that they can adequately respond to any challenges that may be presented within an assessment exercise.