This Year's Fire Officer Candidate Selection Exam Competition Rate 43.6 to 1

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] The National Fire Agency announced on the 30th that, as a result of the application process for the "27th Fire Officer Candidate Selection Exam" held from the 11th to the 17th, 1,307 applicants applied for 30 positions, showing a competition rate of 43.6 to 1.

This is significantly higher than last year's competition rate of 35.5 to 1.

Fire officer candidates are divided into humanities and natural sciences categories, with 13 men and 2 women selected in each. The humanities female category had the highest competition rate at 65.5 to 1, with 131 applicants for 2 positions, followed by humanities males at 57.0 to 1, natural sciences males at 29.1 to 1, and natural sciences females at 28.5 to 1.

Applicants will begin with a written exam on January 16 next year, followed by physical tests, personality assessments, document and medical examinations, and interviews. The final successful candidates will be announced on March 9 next year. They will receive one year of junior officer training at the Central Fire Academy and will be appointed as Fire Lieutenants to be assigned to frontline fire agencies.

The Fire Officer Candidate program was established in 1977 with the first class selecting 46 candidates to systematically train junior officers equipped with basic aptitude, specialized knowledge, and leadership skills. Up to the 25th class, a total of 957 candidates have graduated. Currently, the 26th class of 30 fire officer candidates is undergoing training at the Central Fire Academy and is scheduled to hold a graduation ceremony on March 19 next year.

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