Firefighter/EMT applicants have rated the interview process at Council Bluffs Fire Department with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 100% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Council Bluffs Fire Department as a Firefighter/EMT according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
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Interview
Written Test, multiple choice
Candidate Physical Agility Test
Board interview
Chiefs Interview
This process is not too different then most Fire Departments in the area. You can google the CPAT to see what the agility test is all about.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions about how you have handled stressful situations in the past. How you have used the chain of command to handle work place problems.