Product Description

Smoke Your Firefighter Written Exam goes beyond providing sample questions and answers. It teaches the reader the basic rules and principles behind the questions; in other words, how to solve each complex problem. Each section begins with an overview of how to solve the problems. The reasoning behind the correct answer is presented in clear, easy-to-understand language.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #194366 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04-01
• Binding: Paperback
• 330 pages

About the Author
Paul Lepore is a Battalion Chief with the City of Long Beach, CA. He entered the fire service as a civilian paramedic for the LA City Fire Dept. in 1985. After completing his education at the Los Angeles Paramedic Training Institute, Lepore worked in the high impact area of South Central, Los Angeles. Lepore was hired by Long Beach Fire Dept. in 1986. He spent two years as a Fire Captain and is currently a Battalion Chief. He has conducted hundreds of entry-level interviews, as well as served as a rater for Fire Captain and Battalion Chief promotional exams. He holds instructor credentials for EMT, Hazardous Materials, and Weapons of Mass Destruction. Leopre has conducted numerous seminars to coach and mentor both promotional and entry-level candidates alike. Lepore is the author of The Aspiring Firefighter's Two-Year Plan and Smoke Your Firefighter Interview, which help candidates achieve their goal of becoming a firefighter. He founded EMS Safety Services, Inc., a First Aid and CPR training corporation that certifies over 100,000 students and instructors annually. Paul Lepore and his wife Marian have two daughters, Ashley and Samantha. They live in Dana Point, California.

Customer Reviews

Pick this book up first
I reccomend this book to anyone taking written exams for the fire service. It is also a great book for any civil service type job. Even if you already score well on exams, pick this book up and read it. It will boost your score. After all, some cities only take the top so percent. Any advantage you can get is critical. This books goes over practically every type of question you will see on a written exam. Read it first.

The Last written preperation book you will need to purchase...
This was by far the hardest portion of the testing process for me. I have all the other test prep books, but none of them prepaired me like Chief Lepore's book. This book not only shows you the question and the answer, but it breaks down the process on how to get the answer. This book should be the 1st book you should buy when going toward a career in the fire service. Thanks Chief for all you help!!!


Scott Purcell
Firefighter
Costa Mesa Fire Department

Great book
I recently got a copy of Smoke your Firefighter Written Exam and was impressed with all of the information it contained. I've read a few firefighter exam books in the past and was always frustrated with the way you had to flip from the middle to the back of the book to get answers to your questions, often times to find that the answer key was not indexed correctly. This book has the answers right after the questions, so no time is wasted flipping around.
The book covers all subjects found on current fire department tests I've taken and there is really no need to buy two or even three different books to get all the topics covered.

As usual, Chief Lepore has written a book that we all can use to get a badge. I highly recommend this book if you want to maximize your written test scores.