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Due to all of the rumors regarding the test I decided to submit a FOIL request to get the facts. Here is the response I received from HR.

Due to all of the rumors regarding the test I decided to submit a FOIL request to get the facts. Here is the response I received from HR.

Due to all of the rumors regarding the test I decided to submit a FOIL request to get the facts. Here is the response I received from HR.

Due to all of the rumors regarding the test I decided to submit a FOIL request to get the facts. Here is the response I received from HR.

Due to all of the rumors regarding the test I decided to submit a FOIL request to get the facts. Here is the response I received from HR.

Due to all of the rumors regarding the test I decided to submit a FOIL request to get the facts. Here is the response I received from HR.

Due to all of the rumors regarding the test I decided to submit a FOIL request to get the facts. Here is the response I received from HR.

Due to all of the rumors regarding the test I decided to submit a FOIL request to get the facts. Here is the response I received from HR.

In my opinion your Mom is right. Get not only your Bachelors but an advanced degree now before family and work obligations get in the way. Most importantly do not expect that your experiences in firefighting and / or emergency services will be very similar to your predecessors. The one thing you can be sure of is that during your working life, the fire service, and in fact the world, will undergo enormous, and oftentimes, rapid change. A well rounded undergraduate and graduate degree will make you much more capable of anticipating and positioning yourself for the changes you will see. Don't limit yourself to a fire science degree either- you will be studying that stuff for promotion anyway- get the most well rounded education that you are able to- researching and writing, public speaking,government, history, psychology, technology, etc. are just basic skills which are necessary to function as an effective, progressive, fair leader in almost any field of endeavour. Consider a bachelor's in management, organizational leadership or some such with a minor in fire science or emergency management. After that you will have a better idea as to what to study for your Master's Degree.
Don't believe everyhting any of us in the Fire Service tell you (it's very hard to be objective about yourself)- seek out contrasting opinions, as you have done here. Spend time (such as in college) with people who have no connection to the fire service or emergency services. Learn from them too.
Realize that as a Firefighter you will be working with many dedicated, hard working people, but you will also be spending your life working alongside many who just want a decent civil service job and who do not have the same pride and work ethic that you do. This can prove to be a big shock and an enormous sense of dissapointment to a "gung-ho" young guy such as yourself. If you think you will be able to motivated these types and change their attitude, I would suggest that you first find a brick wall and bang your head against it as hard as you can a few times and make sure you enjoy that.