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I RUL E S FIRE PROHOTION CITY Revised March 1967 OF BOARD 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 Board 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 e ligible is serving in a permanent vacancy in a temporary capacity 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 Dispatcher and will furnish the Fire Promotion Board a list of qualified applicants and their grades. 17. Non-fi r efi ghting personnel desiring to r eturn to firefightin g must serve one ye ar as full-pay Firemen before being eli gible to comfete in promotional e xaminations . Members of the Training Division are conside r e d to be f i refighting personnel. 18. Upon r e turn to the Fire Departnent, r e enployed Firemen~ including thos e who we re forme rly on the e ligible re gist e r for Fire Lieutenant or othe r pr omotional registe rs , must serve one year as full-pay firemen be fore being eligi ble to compete in promotional e xaminations. 19 . Sen ior ity will be recognized by the addit i on to t he final attained passing grade of one-h a l f (½) poi nt fo r ecch y ear of se r vic e in the Fire Departmen t beyond t he first five (5) years to a maximum of fiv e (5) po i n t s in any cas e . For pr omotion t o t h e r ank of Captain and higherJ s eniority wi ll b2 recogni ze d by gi ving one-half ( !2) point fo r e ach year of s ervi ce on next lower rank onl y, t o a maximum of f ive (5) points. 20. In the e vent of a tie in fina l gr ad e s after addition of s eni ority points , the man with the highe s t s en iority wi l l be pla ced highes t on the e ligibl~ re giste r. If s enior i t y poin t s are the same , the man wi th t he highe s t wri t t en grade will be placed highes t on the eligible r egis t e r. 21 . Fire Dep a rtment personnel s erving in t h e a rme d fo rce s will a c crua s eniority a s though s ervi n g in t h e Fi r e Dep a rtment. 22 . Fire Department pers onnel on mi li tary leeve may be given the promotional examination for wh ich they a re eligible and will be not i fied of t he opening and closing dates of application for all examina tion s f or classes to which they may apply . �23. Linemen, mechinists; fire equipment machanics, and fire carpenters may be qua1ificd by th~ Personnel Department from open competitive ·registers. Fire Department pe rsonnGl who qualify may be certified ahead of others on the list if desired. Fire Department personnel may be qualifie d by the Personne l Department from promotional examinations from witpin the Fire Department. 24. A schedule of eligibility for promotion and who may apply for the various classes is shown in Table I. 25. Examinations ~ill be conducted according to the schedule of weights and phases listed in Table II. �T ABL E I SCHEDULE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR PROMOTION FOR PROMOTION TO: WHO MAY APPLY: Fire Apparatus 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 Dispctcher All fire fighting 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 Lieutenant All fire fighting personnel who have conpleted five years of service in the Department, Fire Captain Fire Lieutenants with at least 3 years' service as Lieutenant. Fire Drill Instructor, Chief All Fire Captains Fire Battalion Chief Fire Captains with at least 3 years' service as Captain. First Deputy & Deputy Fire Chief All Fire Battalion Chiefs Fire Investigator I All fire fighting personnel and fire dispatchers who have completed five years of service in the Fire Department. Fire Investigator II Fire Investigators with one year of service as an Investigator. Assistant Fire Marshal Fire Investigators with 3 years' service as Jnvestigator. Fire Marshal Assistant Fire Marshals and Fire Investigators with 3 years' service. �