Last evening, several members began the 2016 CPVFD Sergeant promotional process. Qualified applicants began with a written exam consisting of area knowledge, knowledge of CPVFD policies and procedures, PGFD general orders and questions from other fire service publications making up the remainder of the study material. After the written exam the applicants will sit through an oral review board consisting of fire service professionals from outside the CPVFD and be evaluated/scored on their performance in operational and inter-personnel based scenarios. Once scoring is complete, qualified applicants will be placed on an eligibility list to be promoted by the Fire Chief to the rank of Sergeant where their journey as fire officers will begin.