Promotion Process Required Reading

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Rank Handbooks & Descriptions

Lieutenant Candidate
Handbook

Captain Candidate
Handbook

Battalion Chief Candidate
Handbook

Lieutenant Job
Description

Captain Job
Description

Battalion Chief Job
Description

Policies & Procedures

General Orders

Standard Operating Procedures

High-rise Operation Guide

Relevant EMS BLS Protocols

Here you can find complete documents of
the General Orders and the Standard Operating Procedures.

Additional Resources

Fire Officer’s
Handbook of Tactics, 5th Edition
by John Norman

Mastering Fireground Command:
Calm The Chaos
by Anthony Kastros & Brian Bush

Last edited May 6, 2026

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