2022 Statewide Fire Lieutenant and Captain Exams

Please find the key dates for the promotional exams and the listing of participating departments.

Key Dates for the Promotional Exams

Application Opening: September 6, 2022
Application Deadline: September 27, 2022
Notice to Appear for Exam: March 10, 2023
Examination Date: March 25, 2023
Experience/Certification/Training & Education (ECT&E) Deadline: April 1, 2023
Score Release Date
     Fire Captain Score Release Date: June 13, 2023
     Fire Lieutenant Score Release Date: June 14, 2023
     For those departments that participated in a weighted/graded examination, scores
     released: June 16, 2023
Experience/Certification/Training & Education (ECT&E) Last Day to Appeal
     Fire Captain: June 30, 2023
     Fire Lieutenant: July 1, 2023
     Weighted/Graded ECT&E Last day to Appeal: July 3, 2023
Eligible List Establishment Date: July 31, 2023

Examination Fee: $150
Location: Various sites across the state
Eligibility: This is a departmental promotional exam. Please refer to the exam poster/application for specific information.

Exam Eligibility

Note: Departments are listed on the specific poster or application for which they are participating in. Please locate the correct application that contains your department.

Definitions

1YP = 1 year of eligibility required in the eligible title
3YP = 3 years of eligibility required in the eligible title
10YP =10 years of eligibility required in the eligible title

Examination titles followed by:

(1YP), (3YP), and (10YP): The examination weights are: 56% Technical Knowledge, 24% Situational Judgment and 20% Experience/Certification/Training & Education (ECT&E).

(1YP-442): The examination weights are: 40% Written Examination (Technical Knowledge & Situational Judgement), 40% Assessment Center and 20% Experience/Certification/Training & Education (ECT&E).

(1YP-721): The examination weights are: 70% Written Examination (Technical Knowledge & Situational Judgement), 20% Assessment Center and 10% Experience/Certification/Training & Education (ECT&E).

(1YP-55/25/20): The examination weights are: 55% Written Examination (Technical Knowledge & Situational Judgement), 25% Assessment Center and 20% Experience/Certification/Training & Education (ECT&E).

Fire Lieutenant (1YP) 
Eligible Title: Firefighter
City/Town: Andover, Arlington, Attleboro, Billerica, Bourne, Burlington, Canton, Dedham, Dracut, Everett, Gardner, Gloucester, Holbrook, Holyoke, Marshfield, Melrose, Milton, Needham, North Andover, Stoughton, Wakefield, Whitman, Winchester, Winthrop, Wrentham

Fire Lieutenant (1YP-442) 
Eligible Title: Firefighter
City/Town: Amesbury, Hingham, Natick, Tewksbury

Fire Lieutenant (1YP-55/25/20) 
Eligible Title: Firefighter
City/Town: Scituate

Fire Lieutenant (1YP-721) 
Eligible Title: Firefighter
City/Town: Rockland

Fire Lieutenant (1YP-352)
Eligible Title: Firefighter
City/Town: Belmont

Fire Lieutenant (3YP) 
Eligible Title: Firefighter
City/Town: Brookline, Fairhaven, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, Malden, Medford, Newton, Pittsfield, Revere, Somerville, Springfield, Taunton, Waltham, Worcester

Fire Captain (1YP) 
Eligible Title: Fire Lieutenant
City/Town: Brookline, Burlington, Canton, Everett, Fall River, Gardner, Gloucester, Haverhill, Holyoke, Lawrence, Lowell, Medford, Methuen, New Bedford, North Reading, Norwood, Revere, Saugus, Somerville, Springfield, Taunton, Waltham, Wakefield, Woburn, Worcester, Wrentham

Eligible Title: Fire Lieutenant, Firefighter
City/Town: Abington, Cohasset, Easthampton, Needham, Shrewsbury, Whitman, Winchester, Winthrop, Wrentham

Fire Captain (1YP-442) 
Eligible Title: Fire Lieutenant
City/Town: Amesbury, Bedford, Natick

Fire Captain (1YP-352) 
Eligible Title: Fire Lieutenant
City/Town: Belmont

Fire Captain (1YP-55/25/20) 
Eligible Title: Firefighter
City/Town: Scituate

Fire Captain (10YP) 
Eligible Title: Firefighter
City/Town: Chelmsford

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Date published:	June 9, 2023
Last updated:	March 19, 2026