Title
Approval of Fire Lieutenant Register
Recommended Action
Staff Recommendation:
Move to approve the certification of the Fire Lieutenant Register effective October 29, 2026
Report
Staff Contact:
Hillory Flowers, Fire Chief, Olympia Fire Department, 360.753.8300
Telli Norton, Senior Human Resources Generalist/Chief Examiner, Human Resources, 360.709.2775
Background:
Based on Civil Service Rule IV: Examinations, initial eligibility lists were established with candidates who submitted a letter of interest to Fire Chief Hillory Flowers and/or Deputy Fire Chief Chad Boulay and met the qualifications of Fire Lieutenant. Twelve (12) candidates submitted letters of interest and eleven (11) met qualifications. Ten (10) candidates were invited to an assessment center, and one (1) candidate withdrew prior to the assessment. The assessment center consisted of four (4) assessment areas. These areas were a structured interview, an employee meeting scenario with a follow up writing assignment, a crew briefing scenario with subsequent interview questions, and a tactical scenario exercise. The structured interview focused on rating dimensions of Decision Making & Judgement, Operational Planning & Prioritization, Problem Solving & Critical Thinking, and Professional Standards & Accountability. The employee meeting focused of rating dimensions of Decision Making & Judgement, Interpersonal Communication, Problem Solving & Critical Thinking, and Written Communication & Documentation. The crew briefing focused on rating dimensions of Decision Making & Judgement, Interpersonal Communication, Leadership & Command Presence, and Resource and Personnel Management. The tactical focused on rating dimensions of Leadership & Command Presence, Operational Planning and Prioritization, Problem Solving and Critical Thinking, Resource & Personnel Management. Ten (10) candidates participated in the assessment center and six (6) candidates passed.
Six (6) candidates were Male. Five (5) c...
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