2026 (Fall) Fire Engineer Exam Study Guide
Welcome
This website was developed to provide you with a user-friendly means of accessing all of the study materials for the Fire Engineer Exam.
Fire Engineer candidates are responsible for all information contained on the website.
Important Dates
These dates are tentative and subject to change.
| Recruitment Opens | September 25, 2026 |
| Recruitment Closes | October 9, 2026 |
| Written Exam | October 26, 2026 |
| Written Exam Item Review | October 27-29, 2026 |
| Structured Interview | Week of November 9, 2026 |
| Promulgation | November 23, 2026 |
Documents
These documents may be found in other locations, however they may be updated or outdated. It is the candidate's responsibility to know the version found on this exam study guide.
Administrative Regulations
- AR 45.50 - Private Use of City Labor, Equipment, Materials and Supplies Prohibited
- AR 45.80 - Management of Loss to City Property due to Crimes or Negligence
- AR 75.05 - Vehicle & Equipment Backing Procedures
- AR-75.12 - Vehicle and Industrial Accident Review, Reporting and Discipline Program
- AR 90.62 - Information & Communications Technology Acceptable Use
- AR 95.60 - Conflict of Interest & Employee Conduct
- AR 95.94 - Tobacco and Smoke-Free Workplace Policy
- AR 96.50 - Equal Employment Opportunity Policy and Complaint Resolution Procedures
- AR 97.10 - Threat Management Policy
Bulletins
2015
- 15-002 - Rescue 42 Struts
- 15-013 - MCI Kit Apparatus Storage
- 15-032 - Discontinued Use of Aerial Ladder Mounted Breathing Air Systems
- 15-033 - Aerial Indicator Tape
- 15-074 - Green Sheet Near Miss Rolling Apparatus Incident
- 15-111 - Quickstop Fire Sprinkler Tool
- 15-121 - Green Sheet Apparatus Rollover
- 15-124 - Anchor Plate and Pickets
- 15-125 - Ladder Chocks
- 15-126 - MSA Altair 2X & 4X Gas Detectors
- 15-137 - Safety Message Team Based Palm Tree Rescue
- 15-156 - Wildland Urban Interface Pre Fire Plans
2019
- 19-002 (01-19) Emergency Response Readiness Reminder
- 19-083 (05-19) Law Enforcement Requests - Communications Policy Change REVISED
- 19-087 (06-19) Initiation of Mutual Threat Zone Dispatching and Operation
- 19-098 (07-19) Operations Updated Metro Zone Response Plans REVISED
- Training Bulletin 19-01 (10-19) Class A Foam Application
2020
- 20-007 (01-20) Safety Alert – Immediate Action - Aerial Nozzle Inspection
- 20-017 (01-20) Implementation of Public Safety TRAX
- 20-026 (02-20) County RCS Transition of Zones 10 and 11 to Digital Format
- 20-046 (03-20) Post Fire Gross Decontamination Kit
- 20-053 (04-20) Incident Review Winch Cable Break
- 20-057 (04-20) Additional Safety Equipment Long Staffed Personnel
- 20-143 (08-20) Emergency Radio Tones RIC activation and Cover Now
- 20-203 (11-20) Operations Manual Update 20-14 Equipment Failure
- 20-232 (12-20) First Responder Invasion of Privacy Policy
- Training Bulletin 20-01 Smooth Bore Nozzle with Stacked Tips
- Training Bulletin 20-02 Tank to Pump Valve
- Training Bulletin 20-03 TDA Ladder Pipe Evolution
2021
- 21-002 (01-21) Offensive Displays in the Workplace
- 21-009 (01-21) Updated BLS Ambulance Downgrade Process
- 21-074 (05-21) SCBA Flow Testing & PSTrax Documentation
- 21-078 (05-21) Tailboard Safety - Natural Gas Incident Safe Practices
- 21-114 (07-21) Return to First Responder Level 1 Assignment Method During Ambulance
- 21-128 (07-21) Water Tender Response Guidelines
- 21-133 (09-21) Operations Manual Policy Revision #21-11, Toll Roads
- 21-139 (08-21) JETBOIL Stoves for Strike Team Units
- 21-145 (09-21) Green Sheet - Commerce Incident – A C Unit through the Roof - Near Miss
- 21-147 (09-21) Tailboard Safety - Hazard Tree - Tree Mortality Awareness 2021
- 21-152 (09-21) Operations Manual Update 21-16 Vehicle Incident Review and 21-17 Vehicle
- 21-155 (10-21) Incident Reporting Forms
- 21-160 (10-21) Implementation of No Step On Feature on the 700 800MHz P25 Network
- 21-167 (11-21) Safety Alert Close Proximity Incidents - Stand backs
2022
- 22-007 (01-22) Blue Sheet-LACFD-Tarapaca Incident
- 22-014 (02-22) Transportation of Patients on Fire Apparatus
- 22-015 (02-22) Implementation of Knox FDC Locking Caps
- 22-042 (03-22) Incident Review Highway Vehicle Accident
- 22-072 (05-22) Implementation of 7J 7K
- 22-088 (06-22) Green Sheet-Cal Fire Durango Incident-Firefighter Burn Injury
- 22-110 (07-22) PPE Cleaning Program Update
- 22-133 (08-22) Incident Review Clairemont Incident
- 22-158 (09-22) Operations Manual Update - Revision 22-10 Clean Cab Policy
2023
- 23-012 (01-23) Operations Manual Update-Revision 23-01 Failed Trade Policy
- 23-022 (02-23) Updated MaxiForce Air Bag Systems
- 23-025 (02-23) Serious Incident Report-Oregon Department of Forestry and BLM
- 23-083(05-23)-Operations-Manual-Update-Revision-23-11,SI-02-Section-02-Stand-Back
- 23-132-(08-23)-IST-24-02-MPower-4-Gas-Detectors
Manuals
Drill Manual
- Chapter 1--History of the San Diego Fire Department
- Chapter 2--Fire Service Organization and the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department
- Chapter 3--Firefighter Safety
- Chapter 4--Fire Apparatus
- Chapter 5--Firefighting Equipment & Handtools
- Chapter 6--Self Contained Breathing Apparatus
- Chapter 7--Principles of Fire
- Chapter 8--Building Construction
- Chapter 9--Fire Communications
- Chapter 10--Fire Extinguishers and Foam Agents
- Chapter 11--Water Supply and Fire Protection Systems
- Chapter 12--Hose-Nozzles-and-Fittings
- Chapter 13--Wildland Firefighting
- Chapter 14--Engine Company-Standard Operating Guide Fire Academy
- Chapter 15--Fireground-Hydraulics
- Chapter 18--Search and Rescue
- Chapter 19--Ladders
- Chapter 20--Ventillation
- Chapter 21--Forcible Entry
- Chapter 22--Utilities
- Chapter 23--Salvage and Overhaul
- Chapter 24--Ropes & Knots
- Chapter 25--Vehicle Rescue
- Chapter 26--Truck Company-Standard Operating Guide
- Chapter 29--Rapid Intervention and Accountability (RIC)
- Chapter 30--Fireground Survival
- Chapter 31--High-Rise Firefighting
- Chapter 32--Elevator Rescue
- Chapter 33--Fire Investigation and Explosives
- Chapter 35--Marine Firefighting
- Chapter 37--River and Flood Rescue
- Chapter 38--Hazmat First Responder Operational
Operations Manual
SI01
- SI01-Sec-01---Attachment,-M-Fire-Emerg-Org
- SI01-Sec-01---Attachment,-N-Numerous-Victims-Org
- SI01-Sec-01---Attachment,-O-Major-Med-Emerg-Org
- SI01-Sec-01---Attachment,-P-Multi-Agency
- SI01-Sec-01-Command-Procedures
- SI01-Sec-02-Safety
- SI01-Sec-03-Standard-Company-Operations
- SI01-Sec-04-Emergency-Operations
- SI01-Sec-05-Staging
- SI01-Sec-06-Communications
- SI01-Sec-07-High-Rise--Multistory-Emergency-Response-Procedures
- SI01-Sec-08-Vegetation-Fires
- SI01-Sec-09-Response-Guidelines
- SI01-Sec-10-Ringing-Alarms
- SI01-Sec-11-Fire-Arson-Bomb-Investigation
- SI01-Sec-12-Youth-Firesetter-Program
- SI01-Sec-13-Safeguarding-Property
- SI01-Sec-14-Incident-Reporting-Procedures
- SI01-Sec-15-Incident-Critique-Policy
- SI01-Sec-16-Extended-Incident-Staffing-Plan
- SI01-Sec-17-Structural-Helmet-Magnetic-Placards
- SI01-Sec-18-Rapid-Intervention-Crew
- SI01-Sec-19-Personnel-Accountability
SI02
- SI02-Sec-01-Active-Shooter-Hostile-Event-Response-ASHER
- SI02-Sec-02-Stand-Back
- SI02-Sec-03-Police-Liaison
- SI02-Sec-04-Recall-Procedure
- SI02-Sec-05-Mutual-Auto-Aid
- SI02-Sec-06-Logistics
- SI02-Sec-07-Special-Emergency-Procedures
- SI02-Sec-08-Special-EquipmentResources
- SI02-Sec-09-Medical-Emergencies
- SI02-Sec-10-Rescue-Air-Cushion
- SI02-Sec-11-Incidents-with-Police
- SI02-Sec-12-Incidents-with-Lifeguards
- SI02-Sec-13-Freeway-Emergencies
- SI02-Sec-14-Mutli-Casualty-Medical-Plan
- SI02-Sec-15-News-Release-Procedures
- SI02-Sec-16-Terrorism-Response
- SI02-Sec-17-Helicopter-Operations-Policy
- SI02-Sec-18-Coastal-Cliff-Rescue-Procedures
- SI02-Sec-19-USAR-Search-Canine-Program
- SI02-Sec-20-San-Pasqual-Engine-Concept-of-Operations
- SI02-Sec-21---APPENDIX-A,-Tsunami-Response-Definitions
- SI02-Sec-21-Tsunami-Response
- SI02-Sec-22-Vehicle-Accident-Procedure
- SI02-Sec-23-Aircraft-and-Airport-Emergencies
- SI02-Sec-24-Department-Operations-Center-(DOC)-Procedures
- SI02-Sec-25-Hazardous-Materials-Response-Guidelines
- SI02-Sec-26-Guidelines-for-Fumigated-(Poison-A)-Structure-Incidents
- SI02-Sec-27-Explosive-Device-Incidents
- SI02-Sec-28-Earthquake-Procedures
- SI02-Sec-29-Radiation-Emergencies
- SI02-Sec-30-Underground-(Vault)-Electrical-Fires
- SI02-Sec-31-Vehicle-Accidents-Involving-Electrical-Live-Front-Terminators
- SI02-Sec-32-Shipboard-Firefighting
- SI02-Sec-33-Marina-and-Boat-Fires
- SI02-Sec-34-Natural-Gas-Leaks
- SI02-Sec-35-Carbon-Monoxide-Detection
- SI02-Sec-36-Staff-Call-Back
- SI02-Sec-37-Lock-Out-Tag-Out
- SI02-Sec-38-Elevator-Emergencies
- SI02-Sec-39-Firestorm-Augmentation-Support-Team
- SI02-Sec-40-Mobile-Canteen
- SI02-Sec-41-Fast-Response-Squad-(FRS)
- SI02-Sec-42-Mobile-Operation-Detail-MOD
- SI02-Sec-43-Quint-Response
- SI02-Sec-44-Palm-Tree-Rescues
- SI02-Sec-45-Toll-Road-Expressways
- SI02-Sec-46.1 Unmanned Aircraft System Administration
- SI02-Sec-46.2 Unmanned Aircraft System Training
- SI02-Sec-46.3 Unmanned Aircraft System Data Collection
- SI02-Sec-46.4 Unmanned Aircraft System Safety
- SI02-Sec-46.5 Unmanned Aircraft System General Operations
- SI02-Sec-46.6 Unmanned Aircraft System Addendum Go No Go Checklist
- SI02-Sec-47-Operations-Support-Program
- SI02-Sec-48-Electric-Vehicle-Fires
SI03
- SI03-Sec-01-Dispatch-Response-and-Availability
- SI03-Sec-03-Telephones
- SI03-Sec-04-Radio-Usage
- SI03-Sec-05-Move-Up-Procedures
- SI03-Sec-07-Communications-Maintenance
- SI03-Sec-08-Chief-Officer-Notifications
- SI03-Sec-09-Community-Service-Alerts
- SI03-Sec-10-Rostering-and-Alias-Radio-Assignments
- SI03-Sec-11-ECDC-Notifications
- SI03-Sec-12-Radio-System-Failure-Protocols
SI05
- SI05-Sec-01-Training-Programs
- SI05-Sec-02-Daily-Requirements
- SI05-Sec-03-Recruit-Firefighter-Examination-Procedures
- SI05-Sec-04-Firefighter-II-Examination-Process
- SI05-Sec-05-Certifcation-Procedures
- SI05-Sec-06-Engineer-Examination-Eligibililty
- SI05-Sec-07-DMV-Pull-Notice-Program
- SI05-Sec-08---AR75.12
- SI05-Sec-08-Vehicle-Incident-Review
- SI05-Sec-09-In-Service-Training
- SI05-Sec-10-Tuition-Reimbursement
- SI05-Sec-11-Joint-Apprentice-Training-Program
SI06
- SI06-Sec-01-Station-Generator
- SI06-Sec-02-Station-Authority-Command
- SI06-Sec-03-Shift-Change-Procedures
- SI06-Sec-04-Station-Routine
- SI06-Sec-05-Apparatus-and-Equipment-Procedures
- SI06-Sec-06-Station-Maintenance
- SI06-Sec-07-Station-Apparatus-Inventory-Control
- SI06-Sec-08-Station-Security
- SI06-Sec-09-Bed-and-Bedding
- SI06-Sec-10-Parade-Policy
- SI06-Sec-11-Cross-Staffing-Policy
- SI06-Sec-12-Ride-Along-Policy
- SI06-Sec-13-Out-of-Class-Assignments
- SI06-Sec-14-Bed-Bug-Policy
- SI06-Sec-15-Records-and-Reports
- SI06-Sec-16-Mileage-Reimbursement
- SI06-Sec-17-Transportation-Incentives
- SI06-Sec-18-Meal-Reimbursement
- SI06-Sec-19-Material-Survey-Procedure
- SI06-Sec-20-Survey-Procedure
- SI06-Sec-21-Safely-Surrendered-Baby-Program
- SI06-Sec-22-Portable-Gasoline-Powered-Equipment-Preventative-Maintenance
- SI06-Sec-23-Donations-and-Funding
SI09
- SI09-Sec-01-Advanced-Airway-Management-27-November-2021
- SI09-Sec-02-Against-Medical-Advice
- SI09-Sec-03-AED-Deployment-Prior-to-EMS-Arrival-27-November-2021
- SI09-Sec-05-BLS-Downgrade-27-November-2021
- SI09-Sec-06-CHEMPACK-Procedures
- SI09-Sec-07-Contaminated-Equipment-and-Biohazardous-Waste
- SI09-Sec-08-Controlled-Substances-27-November-2021
- SI09-Sec-11-Electronic-Patient-Care-Report-27-November-2021
- SI09-Sec-12-Encountering-Emergencies-27-November-2021
- SI09-Sec-13-Field-Training-27-November-2021
- SI09-Sec-14-First-Responder-Invasion-of-Privacy-Policy
- SI09-Sec-15-Mass-Casualty-Incident
- SI09-Sec-16-Medical-Scene-Authority-5-October-2022
- SI09-Sec-17-Pharmaceutical-Rotation-27-November-2021
- SI09-Sec-18-Program-Eligibility-and-Participation-27-November-2021
- SI09-Sec-19-Pronouncement-of-Death-27-November-2021
- SI09-Sec-20-Quality-Assurance-and-Improvement
- SI09-Sec-22-Ride-Along-Policy-27-November-2021
- SI09-Sec-24-Suspected-Abuse
SI10
- SI10-Sec-01-Injury-and-Illness-Prevention-Program
- SI10-Sec-02-Health-and-Safety-Program
- SI10-Sec-03-Occupational-Health-and-Safety-Committee
- SI10-Sec-04-Safety-Communications
- SI10-Sec-05-Respiratory-Protection
- SI10-Sec-06-SCBA-Air-Management
- SI10-Sec-07-Personal-Escape-System
- SI10-Sec-08-Wildland-Boots
- SI10-Sec-09-PPE-Incident-Wear-Chart
- SI10-Sec-10-PPE-Inspection-Program
- SI10-Sec-11-PPE-Storage-and-Maintenance
- SI10-Sec-12-Equipment-Failure
- SI10-Sec-13-Station-and-Facility-Inspections
- SI10-Sec-14A-Heat-Illness
- SI10-Sec-14B-Cold-Exposure
- SI10-Sec-14C-Rehabilitation
- SI10-Sec-15-Facility-Emergency-Action-Plan
- SI10-Sec-16A-Post-Incident-Decontamination
- SI10-Sec-16B-Clean-Cab-Program
- SI10-Sec-16C-Personal-Decontamination-Policy
- SI10-Sec-17-Wellness-Program
- SI10-Sec-18-Peer-Support
- SI10-Sec-19-Chaplain-Program
- SI10-Sec-20-Critical-Incident-Stress-Management
- SI10-Sec-21-Physical-Fitness-Program
- SI10-Sec-22-Communicable-Disease-Exposure-and-Aerosolized-Transmitted-Disease
- SI10-Sec-24-Serious-Injury-and-LODD-Policy
- SI10-Sec-24A-Serious-Injury-LODD-Initial-Action-Checklists
- SI10-Sec-24B-Firefighter-Funeral-Memorial-Guidebook
- SI10-Sec-24C-L145-SDFRA-Appendix-A
- SI10-Sec-25-Wildfire-Smoke-Protection
- SI10-Sec-26-Pandemic-Response
- SI10-Sec-27-Hearing-Protection
- SI10-Sec-28-Honor-Guard
- 2024-California-Driver-Handbook
- Arrow Operators Manual
- Basic Braking Manual
- Brush Apparatus Freightliner Driver's Manual
- Foam Pro Op Manual
- Jacobs Engine Brake Operators Manual
- Local 145 MOU FY2022
- MDC Manual
- Pierce Aerial Ladder Operators Manual 2018
- Pierce Pump Operator Manual
- Pre Fire Plan Symbols
- SD City Driver Operator Manual 2020
Packets
- Declaration of Self Insurance 9-17-21
- High Rise Packet
- PW-PS-119(CD-1551)Employee-Vehicle-Industrial-Incident-Damage-Report-12-1-23-Fillable.
- PW-PS-120(CD-1555)Supervisor-Vehicle-Industrial-Incident-Investigation-Report SDPD SDFD Lifeguards 12-01-2023
- Vehicle Incident Procedures for BC's -Supervisors Rev. 10-21
- Vehicle Incident Procedures for Drivers-Backers-Spotters 10-21
Wildland
- CAL FIRE Structure Defense Guide
- Cleveland Hosepack Deployment and Bundling Procedures
- FIRESCOPE - Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) - Structure Defense Guide
- Helicopter Ground Safety Operations
- ICS 231 Wildland Urban Interface Structure Triage Placard
- Metro Zone Strike Team Code of Conduct
- RT-130-Windland-Refresher-rev-4-23