The Classified testing division provides professional testing services that support the hiring and promotional process in the Houston Fire and Police Departments. The division’s mission is to implement professional testing practices that align with industry standards in order to ensure the best candidates are identified to serve as public safety representatives for the City of Houston.
Civil Service Exams Archive
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Exams
+Non-Certified Fire Fighter Trainee - Exam Date June 11, 2014
(Certified July 22, 2014)Certified Fire Fighter Trainee - Exam Date May 28, 2014
(Certified June 10, 2014)Certified Fire Fighter Trainee / Paramedic - Exam Date May 28, 2014
(Certified June 10, 2014)Certified Fire Fighter Trainee /EMT - Exam Date February 25, 2015
(Certified March 25, 2015)Non-Certified Fire Fighter Trainee (Exam Date April 21, 2015)
Non-Certified Firefighter & EMT Trainee - Exam Date September 26, 2018
Announcement | List of Eligibles (September 26, 2018)Certified Fire Fighter & EMT Trainee - Exam Date August 22, 2018
Announcement | List of Eligibles (Certified October 9, 2018) - Expires August 22, 2019Fire Fighter Trainee - Exam Date August 24, 2016
Announcement | Eligibility List (Certified October 11, 2016) - Expires August 24, 2017Certified Fire Fighter & EMT Trainee - Exam Date June 13, 2018
Announcement | Eligibility ListFire Fighter Trainee - Exam Date March 29, 2017
Fire Fighter Announcement | Eligibility List (Certified April 25, 2017) - Expires March 29, 2018
Certified Fire Fighter & EMT Trainee AnnouncementNon-Certified Firefighter & EMT Trainee - Exam Date February 28, 2018
Announcement | Eligibility List (Certified March 27, 2018) - Expires February 28, 2019
Fire Alarm Archives
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Exams
+Deputy Chief Communications Officer - Exam Date March 12, 2014
Announcement | Source List | Eligibility List (Certified April 8, 2014)Chief Communications Officer - Exam Date July 12, 2017
Announcement | Source List | Eligibility List (Certified November 17, 2017) - Expires November 16, 2019Communications Senior Captain - Exam Date September 23, 2022
Announcement | Source List | Study Guide | Test Orientation | Draft List | List of EligiblesCommunications Senior Captain - Exam Date October 30, 2019
Announcement | Source List | Study Guide | Test Orientation | Draft List | List of EligiblesCommunications Captain - Exam Date October 21, 2020
Announcement | Source List | Study Guide | Test Orientation | Draft List | List of EligiblesCommunications Captain - Exam Date November 12, 2021
Announcement | Source List | Study Guide | Test Orientation | Draft List | List of Eligibles | List of EligiblesCommunications Captain - Exam Date November 12, 2021
Announcement | Source List | Study Guide | Test Orientation | Draft List | List of EligiblesCommunications Senior Captain - Exam Date September 23, 2022
Announcement | Source List | Study Guide | Test Orientation | Draft List | List of Eligibles
Inspector Archives
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Exams
+Inspector - February 10, 2023
Announcement | Study Guide | Test Orientation | Draft List | List of EligiblesInspector - Exam Date August 23, 2017
Announcement | Source List | Study GuideInspector
Exam Date August 23, 2017 Draft List | Appeals | Rebuttal Form - forms must be received by Classified Testing 4:00p.m. Thurs 11/22/2017 Draft List
Exam Date June 13, 2015 Eligibility List (Certified July 28, 2015)
Exam Date May 15, 2013 Eligibility List (Certified July 9, 2013)Senior Inspector
Exam Date April 25, 2018 Source List (update was made)
November 15, 2015 Announcement | Source List | Study Guide | Previous Eligibility List (Certified January 26, 2016) - Expires January 25, 2018
Exam Date June 14, 2013 Eligibility List (Certified July 23, 2013)Inspector - February 12, 2020
Announcement | Source List | Study Guide | Test Orientation | Draft List | List of EligiblesSenior Inspector - Exam Date April 25, 2018
Announcement | Corrected Source List | Orientation Slides | Orientation FAQs | Study Guide | Eligibility ListChief Inspector - Exam Date April 15, 2022
Announcement | Source List | Study Guide | List of EligiblesChief Inspector - Exam Date May 13, 2015
Announcement | Source List | Study Guide | Eligibility List (Certified June 23, 2015) - Expires June 22, 2017 | List of EligiblesAssistant Fire Marshal
Eligibility ListSenior Inspector - Exam Date April 25, 2018
Announcement | Corrected Source List| Orientation Slides | Orientation FAQs | Study Guide | List of EligiblesChief Inspector - Exam Date April 15, 2022
Communication Archives
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Exams
+Communications Senior Captain
Communications Senior Captain - Exam Date January 23, 2013
(Certified February 12, 2013)Chief Communications Officer
Exam Date July 12, 2017
Chief Communications Officer – Exam Date December 3, 2014
(Certified February 10, 2015)Communications Captain - Exam Date November 29, 2017
Announcement | Source List | Eligibility List (Certified August 25, 2015) - Expires August 24, 2017
USERRA Communications Captain 2012 – Exam Date December 17, 2014
HFD Communications Captain Cancellation Announcement 2012Communications Captain - Exam Date November 29, 2017
Announcement | Source List | Study Guide | Orientation Slides | Draft List | List of Eligibles
Prevention Archives
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Exams
+USERRA Senior Investigator - 2022
Announcement | Source List | Study Guide | Test Orientation | Draft List | List of EligiblesInvestigator
Investigator - Exam date January 7, 2015
Eligibility List (Certified March 11, 2015)Investigator - Exam Date June 14, 2017
Announcement | Source List | Eligibility List (Certified August 8, 2017) - Expires August 7, 2019Assistant Arson Investigator - Exam Date May 14, 2014
Announcement | Eligibility List (Certified June 10, 2014)Senior Investigator - Exam Date September 2, 2015
Announcement | Source List | Study Guide | Eligibility List (Certified October 13, 2015) - Expires October 12, 2017
Senior Investigator - Exam Date March 20, 2013
(Certified May 14, 2013)Senior Investigator - Exam Date January 10, 2018
Announcement | Source List | Study Guide | Orientation Slides
Draft List
Previous Eligibility List (Certified October 13, 2015) - Expires October 12, 2017Senior Investigator - Exam Date July 22, 2022
Announcement| Source List | Study Guide | Test Orientation | Draft List | List of Eligibles
USERRA Investigator - Exam Date January 24, 2018
Announcement | Source List | Draft ListInvestigator - September 4, 2020
Announcement | Source List | Study Guide | Test Orientation | Draft List | List of EligiblesSenior Investigator - Exam Date January 10, 2018
Announcement | Source List | Eligibility List (Certified March 27, 2018) - Expires January 9, 2020Senior Investigator - Exam Date July 22, 2022
Chief Investigator - Exam Date May 31, 2017
Announcement | Study Guide | Draft List | Eligibility List (Certified July 18, 2017) - Expires July 17, 2019 | List of EligiblesDeputy Chief Investigator – Exam Date November 16, 2016
Announcement | Study Guide | Eligibility List (Certified December 20, 2016)Deputy Chief Investigator – Exam Date November 16, 2016
Announcement | Study Guide | Eligibility List (Certified December 20, 2016)Chief Investigator - Exam Date November 4, 2022
Announcement | Source List | Study Guide | Test Orientation | Draft List | List of Eligibles
Senior Investigator - Exam Date January 10, 2018
Announcement | Source List | List of EligiblesDeputy Chief Investigator - Exam Date February 25, 2022
Announcement| Source List | Study Guide | Test Orientation | Draft List | List of Eligibles
Investigator - May 12, 2023
Suppression Archive
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Exams
+Senior Captain - Promotional Process November 14, 2015 – December 10, 2015
Announcement | Eligibility List (Certified May 10, 2016) - Expires May 9, 2018Captain - Promotional Process December 6, 2015 – January 5, 2016
Announcement | Eligibility List (Certified April 26, 2016) - Expires April 25, 2018Senior Captain 2013 - Promotional Process April 27 - May 23, 2013
(Certified August 13, 2013)Senior Captain - 2021
Announcement | Guidelines| List of EligiblesCaptain 2013 - Promotional Process June 11 - July 11, 2013
per USERRA (USERRA Administered July 30, 2014) (Certified September 10, 2013)Engineer/Operator - Exam Date January 8, 2014
per USERRA (USERRA Administered June 18, 2014) (Certified March 11, 2014)Engineer/Operator - Exam Date June 25, 2021
List of EligiblesDistrict Chief
Exam Date January 13, 2016 - Announcement | Source List | Previous Eligibility List (Certified February 23, 2016) - Expires February 22, 2018
Exam Date July 31, 2013 Eligibility List (Certified September 24, 2013)District Chief – Exam Date April 23, 2021
Announcement | Source List | Study Guide | Orientation Slides | Orientation FAQ's | Draft list | Eligibility List
Previous Eligibility List (Certified February 23, 2016) - Expires February 22, 2018
Engineer/Operator - Exam Date June 14, 2016
Announcement | Eligibility List (Certified August 9, 2016) - Expires August 8, 2018Engineer/Operator 2016 USERRA - Exam Date March 22, 2017
AnnouncementEngineer/Operator - Exam Date September 21, 2023
Announcement | Source List | Orientation Slides | Draft List | List of Eligibles
Senior Captain - 2018
Announcement | Guidelines| Eligibility List (Certified October 23, 2018) - Expires October 22, 2020District Chief – Exam Date May 30, 2018
Announcement | Source List | Study Guide | Orientation Slides | Orientation FAQ's
Draft list | Eligibility List (Certified August 14, 2018) - Expires May 31, 2020USERRA Engineer/Operator - 2018
Announcement | Source List | Eligibility ListUSERRA Senior Investigator - 2022
Announcement | Source List | Study Guide | Test Orientation | Draft List | List of Eligibles
Deputy Chief - Exam Date October 14, 2020
Announcement | Source List | Study Guide | Test Orientation | Draft List | List of EligiblesCaptain - 2023
Announcement | Guidelines| List of EligiblesCaptain - 2021
Announcement | Guidelines| Eligibility ListSenior Captain - 2021
Announcement | Guidelines| Eligibility ListEngineer/Operator - Exam Date June 25, 2021
AnnouncementDistrict Chief – Exam Date April 23, 2021
Announcement | Source ListCaptain - 2021
AnnouncementSenior Captain - 2021
AnnouncementEngineer/Operator - Exam Date June 25, 2021
Announcement | Source List | Orientation Slides | Draft List | Eligibility ListUSERRA Engineer/Operator - 2021
Announcement | Source List | Study Guide | Test Orientation | Draft List | List of Eligibles
Engineer/Operator - Exam Date June 25, 2021
Announcement | Source List | Orientation Slides | Draft List | List of Eligibles
