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- RUL E S F I R E P R O -H O T I O N CITY Revised March 1967 OF B O A R D ATLANTA �---- ----- - -- 11. An examination for Fire Captain will be held annually and the register established wiil be valid for one year. 12. Examinations for all other classes of positions will be held when the Board deerus 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 thau 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 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 re fightin g personnel desiring to return to firefi ghting must serve one ye ar as full-pay Firemen be fore being eli gible to comFete in promotional examinations. Members of the Training Divis ion are conside r e d to be firefighting personne l. 18. Upon r e turn to the Fire Departraent, r eeuploye d Firemen, including those who were forme rly on th e e li gible register for Fire Li e utenant or other promotional registers , must serve one year as full- pay firemen before be ing e ligible to compete in promotional examinations. 19. Seniority will be recognize d by the addition to the final attained passing grade of one-h a lf (½) point for e~ch yea r of service in the Fire Depa rtment be:,rond the first five (5) ye a rs to a maximum of five (5) points in any cas e . For promotion to th e r ank of Captain and higher.., s eniority will ha r e cogniz e d by giving one-h a lf (!~) point for each year of s e rvice on next lowe r rank only , to a maximum of five (5) points . 20. In the e vent of a ti e in final grade s aft e r addi ti on of s enio ri ty po ints , the man with t he h igh est s eni ori ty wi ll be pl ac ed hi gh es t on t he e ligi ble r e gister . If s cmior i t y p.oint s are the s ame , the man with t he hi gh es t writte n grade wil l be p laced h i ghest on t he eligible register. 21. Fire Department personne l s ervin g in t he armed fo rces will accru2 seniority a s though s erving in the Fire Department. 22. Fire Department pers onnel on military leeve may be given the promotional examination for which they are eligib l e and will be notified of the opening and closing dates of application for all examinations for clas s es to which they may apply. �23. Linemen 9 reachinists , fire equipment mechanics, and fire carpenters may be qualified by th~ Personnel Department from open competitive registers. Fire Department personnel who qualify may be certified ahead of others on the list if desired, Fire Department personnel may be qualified by the Personnel Department from promotional cxamin~tions from within the Fire Department, 24, A schedule of eligibility for promotion end who may apply for the various classes is shown in Table I. 25. Examinations will be conducted according to the schedule of weights and phases listed in Table II. �T A BL 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 Dispt!tcher 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 conple ted five years of service in the Department. Fire Captain Fire Lieutenants with at least 3 years' service as Lie utenant. Fire Drill Instructor, Chief All Fire Captains Fir e Battalion Chief Fire Captains with a t least 3 years ' service as Captain. First Deputy & Deputy Fire Chief All Fire Bat t a lion Chiefs Fire Investigator I All fi r e fi ghting personnel and fire di sp ~t chers wh o h ave complete d five year s of s ervice in the Fire Depar t ment . Fire I nve s ti gator I I Fi r e I n ves tiga tors wi t h one year of se r vice as an I nvestigator. As s istant Fire Marshal Fire Inves tigator s with 3 years ' s ervice ns Investigator. Fire Marshal As s i s tant Fire ~arshals and Fire Inve s tigators with 3 years ' se rvice. �