PHOENIX FIRE DEPARTMENT END OF COURSE TEST
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Sexual activity policy - ✔✔Do not engage in any sexual activity on Fire Department
property or while on duty; violation may lead to termination.
✔✔Drug and alcohol policy - ✔✔Do not engage in any drug or alcohol use on Fire
Department property or while on duty; violation may lead to termination.
✔✔Grooming standards - ✔✔Recruits must be well-groomed and clean shaven (men)
each day.
✔✔Electronic devices policy - ✔✔No pagers or cell phones shall be worn without the
prior approval of an RTO.
✔✔Discrimination policy - ✔✔Discrimination and/or harassment of any employee by
another are strictly forbidden.
✔✔Sexual harassment - ✔✔Sexual Harassment may take the form of offensive sexual
behavior and/or intimidation, as well as other forms such as posters, magazines,
calendars, cartoons, photographs, jokes, gestures, or comments of sexual, hostile, or
degrading nature which are not appropriate within the workplace.
,✔✔Disciplinary Action - ✔✔Individuals who engage in inappropriate behavior are
subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination.
✔✔Phoenix Regional Training Academy - ✔✔The responsibility of the Training
Academy and the probationary training staff is to instruct, train and evaluate candidates
selected for the firefighter career.
✔✔Behavioral Standards - ✔✔The Phoenix Fire Department's Labor/Management RBO
process has clearly defined behavioral, cognitive, and physical skill standards critical to
success in the fire service.
✔✔Professional Standards Guide - ✔✔The foundation for behavior for Phoenix Fire
Department members, providing mission, vision, and values for service delivery.
✔✔Prevent Harm - ✔✔Commitment to the community and organization through training,
ongoing education, innovation, and customer service programs.
✔✔Survive - ✔✔Safety is critical; members must respond safely, follow policies,
communicate effectively, and maintain situational awareness.
✔✔Be Nice - ✔✔Honor and respect the diverse workforce while providing exceptional
customer service through professionalism and integrity.
✔✔Innovation and Empowerment - ✔✔Embracing personal development and
empowering members to implement effective methods and creative solutions.
✔✔Health and Wellness - ✔✔Responsibility for physical, mental, spiritual, and financial
wellness, committed to community resilience through healthy lifestyle education.
✔✔Communication and Relationships - ✔✔Essential to the unity and performance of
the organization, involving effective and responsive means of communication.
✔✔Integrity and Honesty - ✔✔Commitment to honest and ethical behavior both on and
off duty, with self-discipline as the foundation for managing behavior.
✔✔Sustainability - ✔✔Holistic sustainability driven by social, environmental, and
economic factors woven into all actions and decisions.
✔✔Performance Requirements - ✔✔Specific requirements necessary to successfully
complete the Phoenix Fire Department Recruit Training Academy.
✔✔Ability to work in a confined space - ✔✔A performance requirement for recruits to
operate effectively in limited spaces.
, ✔✔Ability to work from heights - ✔✔A performance requirement for recruits to operate
effectively at elevated locations.
✔✔Ability to function while wearing PPE including an SCBA - ✔✔A performance
requirement for recruits to operate effectively while using personal protective
equipment.
✔✔Ability to work in hot and/or dark environments - ✔✔A performance requirement for
recruits to operate effectively in challenging environmental conditions.
✔✔Ability to perform required firefighter skills - ✔✔A performance requirement that will
be detailed throughout the academy.
✔✔Recruit and Probationary Peer Review - ✔✔A group developed to manage the
Recruit and Probationary Training system, evaluating performance and planning for
improvement.
✔✔Basic skills evaluation - ✔✔Firefighter Recruits and Probationary Firefighters are
evaluated on foundational skills necessary for successful job performance.
✔✔Demonstrating multiple skills in succession - ✔✔Required to complete tasks that
achieve tactical objectives on the fireground.
✔✔All Clear - ✔✔A tactical objective indicating that an area is safe and free of hazards.
✔✔Under Control - ✔✔A tactical objective indicating that a situation is managed and no
longer escalating.
✔✔Loss Stopped - ✔✔A tactical objective indicating that damage or loss has been
halted.
✔✔Recruit Training Officers (RTO's) - ✔✔Responsible for teaching, coaching, and
evaluating the performance of recruits in the training academy.
✔✔Weekly review/grading - ✔✔A performance evaluation documented each week for
each individual Firefighter Recruit.
✔✔Behavioral and attitudinal performance review - ✔✔Reviewed during each weekly
period alongside skills performance.
✔✔Written summative evaluation - ✔✔Compiled using written and oral evaluations from
the entire training staff for each Firefighter Recruit.
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Sexual activity policy - ✔✔Do not engage in any sexual activity on Fire Department
property or while on duty; violation may lead to termination.
✔✔Drug and alcohol policy - ✔✔Do not engage in any drug or alcohol use on Fire
Department property or while on duty; violation may lead to termination.
✔✔Grooming standards - ✔✔Recruits must be well-groomed and clean shaven (men)
each day.
✔✔Electronic devices policy - ✔✔No pagers or cell phones shall be worn without the
prior approval of an RTO.
✔✔Discrimination policy - ✔✔Discrimination and/or harassment of any employee by
another are strictly forbidden.
✔✔Sexual harassment - ✔✔Sexual Harassment may take the form of offensive sexual
behavior and/or intimidation, as well as other forms such as posters, magazines,
calendars, cartoons, photographs, jokes, gestures, or comments of sexual, hostile, or
degrading nature which are not appropriate within the workplace.
,✔✔Disciplinary Action - ✔✔Individuals who engage in inappropriate behavior are
subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination.
✔✔Phoenix Regional Training Academy - ✔✔The responsibility of the Training
Academy and the probationary training staff is to instruct, train and evaluate candidates
selected for the firefighter career.
✔✔Behavioral Standards - ✔✔The Phoenix Fire Department's Labor/Management RBO
process has clearly defined behavioral, cognitive, and physical skill standards critical to
success in the fire service.
✔✔Professional Standards Guide - ✔✔The foundation for behavior for Phoenix Fire
Department members, providing mission, vision, and values for service delivery.
✔✔Prevent Harm - ✔✔Commitment to the community and organization through training,
ongoing education, innovation, and customer service programs.
✔✔Survive - ✔✔Safety is critical; members must respond safely, follow policies,
communicate effectively, and maintain situational awareness.
✔✔Be Nice - ✔✔Honor and respect the diverse workforce while providing exceptional
customer service through professionalism and integrity.
✔✔Innovation and Empowerment - ✔✔Embracing personal development and
empowering members to implement effective methods and creative solutions.
✔✔Health and Wellness - ✔✔Responsibility for physical, mental, spiritual, and financial
wellness, committed to community resilience through healthy lifestyle education.
✔✔Communication and Relationships - ✔✔Essential to the unity and performance of
the organization, involving effective and responsive means of communication.
✔✔Integrity and Honesty - ✔✔Commitment to honest and ethical behavior both on and
off duty, with self-discipline as the foundation for managing behavior.
✔✔Sustainability - ✔✔Holistic sustainability driven by social, environmental, and
economic factors woven into all actions and decisions.
✔✔Performance Requirements - ✔✔Specific requirements necessary to successfully
complete the Phoenix Fire Department Recruit Training Academy.
✔✔Ability to work in a confined space - ✔✔A performance requirement for recruits to
operate effectively in limited spaces.
, ✔✔Ability to work from heights - ✔✔A performance requirement for recruits to operate
effectively at elevated locations.
✔✔Ability to function while wearing PPE including an SCBA - ✔✔A performance
requirement for recruits to operate effectively while using personal protective
equipment.
✔✔Ability to work in hot and/or dark environments - ✔✔A performance requirement for
recruits to operate effectively in challenging environmental conditions.
✔✔Ability to perform required firefighter skills - ✔✔A performance requirement that will
be detailed throughout the academy.
✔✔Recruit and Probationary Peer Review - ✔✔A group developed to manage the
Recruit and Probationary Training system, evaluating performance and planning for
improvement.
✔✔Basic skills evaluation - ✔✔Firefighter Recruits and Probationary Firefighters are
evaluated on foundational skills necessary for successful job performance.
✔✔Demonstrating multiple skills in succession - ✔✔Required to complete tasks that
achieve tactical objectives on the fireground.
✔✔All Clear - ✔✔A tactical objective indicating that an area is safe and free of hazards.
✔✔Under Control - ✔✔A tactical objective indicating that a situation is managed and no
longer escalating.
✔✔Loss Stopped - ✔✔A tactical objective indicating that damage or loss has been
halted.
✔✔Recruit Training Officers (RTO's) - ✔✔Responsible for teaching, coaching, and
evaluating the performance of recruits in the training academy.
✔✔Weekly review/grading - ✔✔A performance evaluation documented each week for
each individual Firefighter Recruit.
✔✔Behavioral and attitudinal performance review - ✔✔Reviewed during each weekly
period alongside skills performance.
✔✔Written summative evaluation - ✔✔Compiled using written and oral evaluations from
the entire training staff for each Firefighter Recruit.
