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RUL E S F I R E P R O MO T I O N B O A R D CITY Revised l1arch 196 7 OF ATLANTA �11. An examination for Fire Captain will be held annually and the register established will be valid for one year. 12. Examinations for all other classes of positions will be held when the Boa rd deems a list necessary, and the registers established will be valid for one year. The life of such registers may be extended for an additional year if the Board deems it practical and expedient to do so . .13. Satisfactory completion of a performance test of driving skill under the supervision of the Fire Training Chief is a prerequisite to applying for promotion to Fire Rescue Lieutenant. 14 . When a man on an eligible register for a higher position than his present class declines an assignment which would allow him to act as an alternate for the higher position, his name will be moved down on the eligible list below the name of the man who accepts the assignment. 15. If a qualified eligible is serving in a permanent vacancy in a temporary cap a city at the time of a new examination, he will not be required to take any further examination. · 16. The Fire Alarm Superintendent will qualify men for the position of Fire Dis pa tche r and wi l l furni s h the Fire Promo t ion Board a list of qualified applicants and their grades. 17. Non-fire fi gh t i n g pe rs onnel desiring to retur n to firefi gh t ing mus t serve one year a s full-pay Firemen be for e being e li gible to cornFe t e in pr omotiona l examina t i ons . Membe r s of t he Training Division are cons ide r ed to be firefi ghting pe rsonne l. 18. Upon return to the Fire Department , r eenployed Firemen, including those who we r e forme rly on the eli gible r egist e r for Fire Lieut enant or other pr omoti ona l r egiste rs , must s e rve one ye ar as f ull~pay fi remen before being e l igible to compe t e in promoti onal examinations . 19. Seniority wil l be recognized by the a ddi t i on to the f ina l attained passing grade of ona-hal f (½) point f or ecch year o f service in the Fire Departmen t beyond the f irst five (5) years t o a maximum of five (5) points in any c as e . For pr omotion to t he r ~nk o f Cap t a in and higher., s eniority will b2 recognized by giving one-half (!~) point fo r each year of service on next l ower r ank only, t o a maximum of five (5 ) points. 20. In the event of a tie in finel grades after addition of s eniority points, the man with the highest seniority wil l be placed highest on the eligible register. If seniority points are the same~ the man with the highest written grade will be placed highest on the eligible register. 21. Fire Department personnel serving in the arm~d forces will accru2 s eniority as though s erving in the Fire Depart~ent. 22. Fire Department personnel on military leeve may be given the promotional examination for which they are eligible and will be notified of the ope ning and closing dates of application for all examina tions for classe s to which they may apply. �23, Linemen 1 machinists; fire equipment mechanics, and fire carpenters may be qualified by th ~ Personnel Department from open cosp etitive registers. Fire Department pe rsonnGl who quclify may be certified ahead of others on the list if desired. Fire Department personnel may be qualified by th e Personnel Department from promotional examinations from within the Fire Departfilent, 24, A schedule of eligibility for promotion and who may apply for the various classes is shown in Table I. 25. Examinations will be conducte d according to the schedule of weights and phases listed in Table II. �I T ABL E I SCHEDULE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR PROMOTION FOR PROMOTION TO : WHO MAY APPLY: Fire Appa ratus Operator Firemen who have completed two years of service. Fire Rescue Lieutenant · All fire fighting personnel who have completed five years of service in the Fire Department. Fire Dispe tcher All fire Ugh ting personnel who have completed five years of service in the Department and have had one year of service in the Signal Division of the Fire Department. Fire Lieuten ant All fire fi ghting pe rsonne l who have ccopleted five ye ars of service in the De pa rtment, Fire Captain Fire Lieutenants with at l east 3 years' s e rvi ce as Lieutenant. Fire Drill Instructor, Chie f All Fire Captains Fire Battalion Chie f Fire Captains with a t least 3 years ' service as Captain. Fi rs t Deputy All Fire Batta l i on Chiefs & Deputy Fire Chief Fire Investi gator I All fire fi ght i ng pe rsonne l and fire dispatchers who h ave complete d five years of s E.rv:i.ce in the Fire Departmen t. Fire Investigat or II Fire Investigat ors with one year of service as an Investigator . As s istant Fire Marshal Fi re I nves tigator s with 3 years ' s e r vice os Investigator. Fire Marshal As sistant Fire ~arshals a~d Fire Inves tigators with 3 years' service . �