Long Beach, California Fire Department interview questions

sitting in a garage, in front of a panel. They ask you a series of multiple scenario questions, which measures your understanding of three concepts the entire job is based on. then you go back into a room and wait for everyone to be done with their interviews.

Swim for time against a few hundred people. Water is very cold and the distance is a 500meter swim. Then a run swim run for time competition. If you are in the top 25 you must send a background check and an interview begins. After the interview you go through training with the top 25 people who passed all previous tasks.