The participating members of the Southern Nevada Regional Fire Recruitment are conducting a testing process for entry level firefighters for its member departments. Not all departments are actively recruiting, but this testing will be used to establish an eligibility list which will be used to fill future vacancies as they occur for two (2) years. When the testing process is complete, the eligibility list will be made available to the member departments listed below:

• Clark County Fire Department
• Mount Charleston Fire & Rescue
• North Las Vegas Fire Department
• Pahrump Valley Fire & Rescue

Employment Application: Applications will be accepted beginning June 18, 2019 and must be submitted no later than 5:00 PM, July 2, 2019 by visiting our website at www.snvfirerecruitment.com. Applicants will only be required to submit one application. Applications will be shared with participating agencies based on your designation.

Firefighter Written Exam: All candidates who meet minimum qualifications will receive an e-mail, no later than July 5, 2019, instructing them to register for the Firefighter Written Exam which will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Texas Station Hotel on July 17 and/or 18 of 2019. The cost of the Firefighter Written Exam will be $30.

Suggested study materials for the Firefighter written exam are:

• Firefighter Exam Preparation Book by Norman Hall. 2nd Edition. ISBN 13: 978-1-58062-932-4
• Firefighter Exam by Learning Express. 5th Edition. ISBN 13: 978-1-57685-923-0
• Firefighter Exams by McGraw-Hill Education. 2nd Edition. ISBN 978-0-07-183500-8
• Firefighter Candidate Exams by Barron’s. 7th Edition. ISBN 978-1-4380-0131-9

Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT): All candidates who pass the Firefighter Written Exam with a 70% or higher are required to submit a valid CPAT card/notice that confirms their passing of the CPAT occurred on or after May 1, 2019. The CPAT card/notice must be in a Word or PDF format and e-mailed to fouston@ClarkCountyNV.gov and c1210xtr@ClarkCountyNV.gov no later than August 19, 2019.   A subsequent CPAT card/notice may be required at the discretion of each participating department.

For your convenience, the College of Southern Nevada operates an indoor CPAT facility in Las Vegas. The cost of the CPAT is $150. Go to www.csn.edu/cpat for additional information about their CPAT facility and for scheduling.

The CPAT is a sequence of 8 events requiring you to progress along a predetermined path from event to event in a continuous manner. This test was developed to allow fire departments to obtain pools of trainable candidates who are physically able to perform essential job tasks at fire scenes. The CPAT is a pass/fail event based on a total test time. To view a description and video of the events, go to www.csn.edu/cpat.