Camean

Send it back promptly (i think you have like 2 weeks to reply), stay healthy, stay out of trouble, and don't get your hopes up. Hope it all works out for you.

Canvass letters are used to judge interest of reachable candidates by departments.  You can still receive correspondence from S.F.D. along with other departments if they are hiring. More than one department at a time can canvass and interview a reachable candidate simultaneously. Not sure if there is an expiration date on a canvass letter. 
 
Keep your resume current , a suit pressed and not ill fitting, and a positive attitude.     
 
Besides rumor and hearsay, no one with direct knowledge is going to post here if a particular department is hiring.  
 
Best of luck. 

 Hello everybody,
I have recently received the canvassing letter from Town of Mamaroneck. I had also received the canvassing letter from Scarsdale last year,  but ultimately never got a call for anything regarding that. The fact that I now got a letter from Mamaroneck does that mean that Scarsdale is no longer a possibility for me? 

 Hello everybody,
I have recently received the canvassing letter from Town of Mamaroneck. I had also received the canvassing letter from Scarsdale last year,  but ultimately never got a call for anything regarding that. The fact that I now got a letter from Mamaroneck does that mean that Scarsdale is no longer a possibility for me? 

 
The return by date on the letter was July 28th. I'm sure they are aware this is after the practice test. Can it be there is more than one practice test? 

guys and gals,  stop worrying about the pay  and steps  and work charts.  Focus on one thing at a time.  FAIL cpat  and you wont have to worry about anything else. Come to the test prepared or don't bother coming,  there are 300 people behind you on the list that will take your spot!!

 
A.  You beat me to an answer.
 
B.  I just read he contract, and it looks pretty good.You hear that, Camean?!?!?

I appreciate your input, and you're right, I can make it work for a period of time. But my wife and I just bought a house and my second son is on the way. Saying the starting pay shouldn't be considered would just be irresponsible. I've heard that it may be possible to keep my current employment and be a fire fighter, which would solve the problem. If that is not possible then I need to know what long term pay is like. I can't keep my home on 38k. 
 
I will call Monday and try to get a answer on the pay scale. again, I appreciate you're comments. But telling me "you can make it work" without tell me for how long i'll have to "make it work" is not helpful. 

 
Yes. That pay seems absurdly high..i would be very happy with much less. Needless to say I will try my hardest to qualify going forward. Ladder44 and dwcfireman, thank you. Very helpful, I'm glad I came here. 

I appreciate your input, and you're right, I can make it work for a period of time. But my wife and I just bought a house and my second son is on the way. Saying the starting pay shouldn't be considered would just be irresponsible. I've heard that it may be possible to keep my current employment and be a fire fighter, which would solve the problem. If that is not possible then I need to know what long term pay is like. I can't keep my home on 38k. 
 
I will call Monday and try to get a answer on the pay scale. again, I appreciate you're comments. But telling me "you can make it work" without tell me for how long i'll have to "make it work" is not helpful.