FIRE CAPTAIN

Location : Cathedral City, CA
Job Type: FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE
Job Number: 25-13
Department: Fire Department
Opening Date: 04/15/2025
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit: CCFMA

Description
SOURCE LIST
The sources for this test include:

• Miller, Leslie A. and Fortney, Jeff (Ed.). (2019). Fire and Emergency Services Company Officer, 6th Edition. IFSTA.
• Murnane, Lynne (Ed.). (2016). Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, 8th Edition. IFSTA.
• Hess, Karen M., Wrobleski, Henry M., and Lahera, Laz. (2019). For the Record: Report Writing for Fire Services, 3rd Edition. Innovative Systems.
• National Incident Management System Consortium. (2007). Book 1 - First Edition Incident Command System (ICS) Model Procedures Guide for Incidents Involving Structural Fire Fighting, High-Rise, Multi-Casualty, Highway, and Managing Large-Scale Incidents Using NIMSICS, 1st Edition. Fire Protection Publications.

TENTATIVE TESTING DATES
05/01/2025 - Application period opens
05/15/2025 - Application period closes
06/02/2025 - Written Exam
07/09/2025 - Practical Exam and Panel Interview
07/23/2025 - Fire Chief Interview
The City does not participate in the Social Security system except for a mandatory Medicare

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:
The City provides an outstanding benefits plan that includes:

- Bilingual pay
- CalPERS Health Insurance plus other Benefits
- CalPERS Retirement
- Certification and Education Incentives
- Deferred Compensation
- Educational Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program
- Holidays
- Life Insurance | Long Term Disability
- Sick Leave
- Vacation Accrual
- Wellness

Benefit description per bargaining unit are available for review on the City's website

- General Unit
- Cathedral City Professional Firefighters Association
- Cathedral City Fire Management Association
- Cathedral City Police Officer Association
- Cathedral City Police Management Association