What are certs?
Cert lists apply only to permanent fire positions, not to temporary. The “cert” is a certificate of eligibility, or certificate of eligible candidates for permanent positions, presented by the personnel people (or classification specialists) to the “hiring authority” (the person/forest who gets to pick). As a permanent-job applicant — you might be on a cert (hopefully), but the list belongs to the person who certified it and the person who’s going to use it to choose the ones who get the job offers. To find out if you’re on the cert for a particular permanent job, call the forest where you’re interested in working and ask whether you are on the cert, and whether you’re rated on the quality list or just the eligible list. Forest numbers or contact numbers can be found if you go to the navigation table and choose the location option.
