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Commission upholds entry-level firefighter score; candidate may reapply
Summary
Tumwater civil service commissioners upheld a 68.4 speed-interview score for firefighter candidate Derek Shorey and voted to allow him to reapply; the score remains on record.
The Tumwater Civil Service Commission reviewed a formal protest from entry-level firefighter candidate Derek Shorey and decided the panel’s ratings should stand. Commissioners also voted that Shorey may reapply for future recruitments.
Michelle Sutherland, the civil service secretary and chief examiner, reported the speed-interview panel’s numerical ratings and the written findings. The three speed-interview questions…
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