Step 2 -- Submit a completed application and fee to the State. The State evaluates applications and determines an applicant's eligibility. The State notifies applicants if they are ineligible. Eligible applicants will receive a Scheduling Form along with their approval notice from PCS.
Step 3 -- Eligible applicants submit the completed Scheduling Form and examination fee to PCS.
Step 4 -- Eligible applicants are scheduled for the next available examination by PCS. PCS will email eligible applicants an admission packet, approximately 7 days prior to the examination. Admission packets contain an admission card, testing instructions and a site map.
Step 5 -- Take the examination at the assigned location. Failure to take the examination you are assigned, will result in a loss of your examination fees. To schedule for a future examination, you will be required to submit another completed Scheduling Form and examination fee to PCS.
Step 6 -- PCS will email score notices to examinees and the State within approximately 10 business days after the examination. Unsuccessful candidates must submit another completed Scheduling Form and fee to schedule for a future examination.
Step 7 -- The State will continue processing the licensing application of passing examinees.
NOTE: This examination is open book. The list of acceptable reference materials are as follows:
Fixed Fire Extinguishers
NFPA 12-2008
NFPA 12A-2004
NFPA 17-2002
NFPA 17A-2002
NFPA 2001-2008
NFPA 96-2008
Portable Fire Extinguishers
NFPA 010-2007
PCS does not provide any reference materials. Examinees will not be allowed to have any materials not specified. Materials brought into the examination room must have all pen or pencil markings, already in the manuals, highlighted (any color).
