LAFD Chief’s Regulation No. 4 Program Manual Section 05 Application Process - 01_10_14
Chief’s Regulation No. 4 Certificate of Fitness Application and Examination Process Minimum requirements (continued) NOTE: Educational courses in fire protection engineering at a recognized college, university, NFPA seminar, or training held by industry professional about fire protection equipment, and other such training that provides solid technical background for understanding how to conduct tests of fire protection equipment, may be substituted for up to one year of the required experience. Proof in the form of course completion certificate(s) or degree from a recognized college, university, or trade school or letter of recommendation shall be required for submission at the time of application. 5. Provide a resume with at listing a minimum of two (2) years experience, training, working knowledge and competency with the materials, tools, equipment, standards, techniques, formulas, and recognized good maintenance practices pertaining to the fire protection equipment and systems for which they are applying. The resume shall include at least two references from a person knowledgeable in the fire protection field. Examination Process (All written tests require a passing score of 80%) Note: At the discretion of the Reg.4 Unit the General Program written test and the System Specific written test may be administered at the same time. The candidate will be informed of this at the time of scheduling. Applicants must successfully complete the following four steps of the examination process before receiving a Certificate of Fitness to perform Chief's Regulation No. 4 testing. 1.
Reg. 4 General Program Written Examination based on general Reg. 4: policies, procedures and Certified Tester duties and responsibilities. After a valid application is delivered to the Chief's Regulation No. 4 Unit, the General Program test/examination will be administered. The written examination is the first step toward obtaining a Certificate of Fitness. The test is based on written material available from the Chief's Regulation No. 4 Webpage. The written examination may include questions on knowledge of procedures, policies, and practices related to Chief's Regulation No. 4, definitions and testing intervals, Fire Department inspection responsibilities and notification requirements, general test procedures, system descriptions, repair requirements, understanding the Fire Department “Notice to Test Fire Protection Equipment Forms ” and Forms; F-340R Fire Protection Equipment Report ,F340 RT Fire Protection Equipment Re-test Report and F-340NT Unable to Test Report, report instructions, the requirements and procedures for obtaining a Certificate of Fitness, suspension and revocation of certification recertification, and other relevant knowledge and abilities.
Upon notification of passing the General Program written examination, the applicant must schedule a date for the system specific written (if not taken with the General Program test) and the oral exam and interview. Contact Inspector Bolden at darryll.bolden@lacity.org
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