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Veil Service Commission denies appeal over fire lieutenant exam question on trench rescue distances
Summary
At its May 6 meeting the Veil Service Commission voted to deny an appeal that argued a written promotion exam question about trench rescue distances had multiple correct answers; commissioners and staff also discussed updating Chapter 5 of the procedure manual to clarify wording.
The Veil Service Commission on May 6 voted to deny an appeal to a written promotion exam question for fire lieutenant that a candidate said had two correct answers about safe distances during trench rescue operations.
The protest argued the question—about limiting conditions that could contribute to a secondary collapse during a trench rescue—could be read to require answers of either 50 feet or 300 feet because two different sections of the procedures document discuss distancing. A staff presenter said the question…
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