2025 Fire Lieutenant & Captain Examinations

Please find the key dates and other information for the promotional examinations.

Key Dates for the Promotional Examinations

Application Opening: January 13, 2025
Application Deadline: February 11, 2025
Notice to Appear for Examination: March 28, 2025
Examination Date: April 12, 2025
Statewide Fire Lieutenant & Captain Score Release Date: June 12, 2025
Statewide Fire Lieutenant & Captain Experience/Certification/Training & Education (ECT&E) Last Day to Appeal: June 29, 2025
Boston Fire Lieutenant & Captain Score Release Date: June 6, 2025
Boston Fire Lieutenant & Captain ECT&E Last Day to Appeal: June 23, 2025 
Eligible List Establishment Date: TBD

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

Examination Eligibility

Please note that participating departments are listed within the examination posting, and you must find the posting that contains your department.

Definitions

1YP: 1 Year Prior Experience
3YP: 3 Years Prior Experience
10YP: 10 Years Prior Experience

 

Statewide Fire Lieutenant (1YP)
Eligible Title: Firefighter
City/Town: Agawam, Andover, Arlington, Attleboro, Billerica, Bourne, Burlington, Canton, Dracut, Fitchburg, Gloucester, Holyoke, Hudson, Marshfield, Melrose, Milton, North Reading, Norton, Stoughton, Wakefield, Whitman, Winchester, Winthrop

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

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

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

Boston Fire Lieutenant (3YP)
Eligible Title: Firefighter

Worcester Fire Lieutenant (3YP)
Eligible Title: Firefighter

Statewide Fire Captain (1YP)
Eligible Title: Fire Lieutenant 
City/Town: Brookline, Burlington, Chicopee, Cohasset, Everett, Fall River, Gloucester, Holyoke, Lawrence, Lowell, Ludlow, Medford, Methuen, New Bedford, Norton, Revere, Saugus, Somerville, Springfield, Taunton, Wakefield, Waltham, Whitman, Winchester, Winthrop, Woburn

Eligible Title: Firefighter
City/Town: Easthampton

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

Statewide Fire Captain (1YP-442)
Eligible Titles: Fire Lieutenant, Firefighter
City/Town: Hingham

Eligible Titles: Fire Lieutenant
City/Town: Natick

Statewide Fire Captain (1YP-622)
Eligible Title: Fire Lieutenant 
City/Town: Milford

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

Boston Fire Captain (1YP)
Eligible Title: Fire Lieutenant

Worcester Fire Captain (1YP)
Eligible Title: Fire Lieutenant

Next Steps

1. Read texts on the reading list.
2. Registration for the exam opens on January 13, 2025
3. Application Deadline: February 11, 2025
4. Notice to Appear for Examination: March 28, 2025
   The notice will tell you the location and the time to appear for your examination.  Please check your junk/spam folder and your Civil Service online account before contacting this office.
5. Examination Date: April 12, 2025
6. Statewide Fire Lieutenant & Captain Score Release Date: June 12, 2025
   Statewide Fire Lieutenant & Captain ECT&E Last Day to Appeal: June 29, 2025
   Boston Fire Lieutenant & Captain Score Release Date: June 6, 2025
   Boston Fire Lieutenant & Captain ECT&E Last Day to Appeal: June 23, 2025 
7. Experience/Certification/Training & Education (ECT&E) Last Day to Appeal: TBD
   Before filing an appeal regarding your ECT&E claim, please ensure that your submitted documentation supports the information referenced on your ECT&E claim.
8. Eligible List Establishment Date: TBD
    

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Date published:	October 15, 2024
Last updated:	June 12, 2025