Arlington Fire Chief Sole AC w​/ECT&E

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Location

Statewide, MA

Permanent Full-Time

Job Number

Opening Date

10/14/2026

Closing Date

11/10/2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)

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Candidates for this examination must be employees in one of the following Massachusetts Fire Departments. Please read the below department listing carefully. Departments and eligible titles will be listed as they are requested.

• Arlington – Deputy Fire Chief

This examination is being administered by the Human Resources Division (HRD) to create an eligible list from which to fill Fire Chief vacancies in the Arlington Fire Department. Candidates must take and pass this examination in order to be placed on the eligible list.

Examination Date:December 1, 2026

Application Period Begins:October 20, 2026

Final date to receive applications: November 10, 2026

Examination Processing Fee:$150

Examination

Location:

TBD

Eligibility:To be eligible for this examination you must: (1) be an employee in the fire department for which the examination is given with permanent civil service status in the specified eligible title(s) by the date of the examination; and (2) have served in the force at least one year since you were appointed and performed the job duties of the eligible title(s)*.

A combination of temporary and permanent service from a certification can be applied towards meeting this one-year requirement. Time spent working in the title of Fire Chief will not interrupt the service period in your permanent position.

* If the eligible title has been lowered to the entry level rank you must have served in the force at least one or three years depending on the participating department.

Note:

Pursuant to the provisions of Massachusetts General Law (MGL) 31 § 59, if less than two applications are received from eligible candidates, this examination will be postponed. If the examination’s eligible title has been lowered to the entry level rank, the examination will go forward with less than two eligible candidates submit applications.

Eligible List: Individuals placed on the resulting eligible list shall be eligible for certification from such list for such period as the administrator shall determine, but in any event not to exceed two years, unless otherwise outlined in Massachusetts General Law (MGL) Chapter 31 § 25 or the Human Resources Division (HRD) revocation policy.

Examination Weights: The examination weights are: 80% Assessment Center; 20% Experience/Certification/Training & Education (ECT&E).

• Arlington – Deputy Fire Chief

Duties:Under the general supervision of the municipal appointing authority, directs the operations of the Fire Department, exercising supervision over direct reporting staff and overseeing the delivery of major municipal fire services; conducts long-range planning to determine policies, program priorities, and the utilization of resources in order to ensure the efficient and effective implementation of the goals and objectives mandated by state laws, local bylaws or ordinances and departmental rules and regulations;

evaluates the availability of fiscal and equipment resources, personnel, and local needs relative to the protection of…