Administrators with the city department say the test protects the public, incorporates national trends and is a fair way to measure whether a firefighter is fit for the job. The test, which ...

The city Fire-rescue Department has issued a safety stand-down on a physical fitness test after a 52-year-old firefighter suffered a heart attack while trying to complete it in late April. The ...

With multiple-choice questions, only one of the answers can be correct. If there are four choices, three must be wrong. An answer may be correct because it is precise or because it is vague. An answer ...

One of the D.C. firefighters who helped write the questions on last year's promotion exam also made a cheat sheet and passed it on to at least 30 firefighters who wanted to climb the career ladder in ...