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| A promotional examination component in which the candidate deals with correspondence and related items accumulated in a fire officer``s in-basket. |
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| The traits required for every classified position within the municipality. Defined by a narrative job description and a technical class specification. |
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| Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSA's) |
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| A department with more than 400 fully paid fire fighters. The Metropolitan Fire Chiefs is a special interest group organized by the International Association of Fire Chiefs in 1965 to address the needs of large fire depart ments. Metro Chiefs are also a section of the National Fire Protection Association. |
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| Metropolitan Fire Department |
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| A technical worksheet that quantifies the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) by frequency and importance for every classified job within the local civil service agency. |
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| A narrative summary of the scope of a job. Provides examples of the typical tasks. |
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| Also known as the patronage system. The practice of making appointments to public office based on a personal relationship or affiliation rather than because of merit. A problem since 1850, the spoils system scandals of the New York City "Tweed Ring" and the Tammany Hall political machine (1865-1871) resulted in Congress passing the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of 1883. |
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| A promotional question that asks the candidate to write or describe all of the factors or issues covering a technical issue, such as suppression of a basement fire in a commercial property. |
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| A series of simulation exercises to identify a candidate``s competency to perform the job that is offered in the promotion examination. |
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| Attribute or quality that can be described and measured during a promotional examination. There are between five and 15 dimensions that would be measured on a typical promotional examination. The six most common include Oral Communication, Written Communication, Problem Analysis, Judgment, Organizational Sensitivity, and Planning/Organizing. |
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