Firefighter candidates should expect to write a specific Firefighter Aptitude Test based on the hiring city’s requirements.
It is the firefighter candidate’s responsibility to know the name of the test and what it entails. Most of this information is provided by the city and/or firefighter candidate testing service.
Expected Firefighter Aptitude Tests in Canada
- Cooperative Personnel Services Test (CPS test)
- Firefighter Aptitude and Character Test (FACT test or OFAI test)
- Occupational Specific Firefighter Test (OSFF test, OS test, Gledhill Shaw test)
- National Fire Select Test (NFST test)
- National Testing Network (FireTEAM test)
- Other general entry-level firefighter written tests and exams
Expected Firefighter Aptitude Test Questions
Although Canadian Firefighter Aptitude Tests are different, they have similar types of test questions:
- Firefighter Reading Comprehension
- Firefighter Mathematical Ability
- Firefighter Map Reading
- Firefighter Spatial Reasoning
- Firefighter Human Relations
