* Covid-19 Notice*
- Following Gov. Pritzker's announcement, all candidates and staff are required to wear a mask at our facility. For candidates, the mask will be removed during the test and for a brief rest period following the test.
Click here to register for your test.
- Please allow a minimum of 24 hours to receive a response to your registration.
- Your start time will be assigned at this time.
- Email Capt. Justin Kraus, CPAT Director, with any questions at IllinoisCPAT@gmail.com
Central Illinois Fire Chiefs CPAT Schedule
- Test and Orientation days begin promptly at 8AM.
- Please arrive 15 min early to fill out Paperwork.
- Additional groups starting after 8 AM may be added based on candidate volume.
2021 Session Schedule
A Session is where a candidate must attend one Orientation & Station Practice day and then is allowed to take the test up to three times, each on a separate day. The Orientation day you attend must be within the same Session.
| |
Session 1 |
Session 2 |
Session 3 |
Session 4 |
Session 5 |
| Orientation & Station Practice |
Jan. 5
|
March 16 |
May 25 |
Aug. 3 |
Oct. 12 |
| Orientation & Station Practice |
Jan. 19
|
March 30 |
June 8 |
Aug. 17 |
Oct. 26 |
|
Orientation & Station
Practice
|
Jan. 26
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
Test 1
|
Feb. 2
|
April 13 |
June 22 |
Aug. 31 |
Nov. 9 |
|
Test 2
|
Feb. 16 |
April 27 |
July 6 |
Sept.14 |
Nov. 23 |
| Final Test |
March 2 |
May 11 |
July 20 |
Sept. 28 |
Dec. 7 |
2021 Open Test Days
An Open Test is where a candidate takes the test one time on one day. A tour of the test is given prior to taking the test. There is no event practing allowed on Open Test days.
| Jan. 12 |
March 23 |
June 1 |
Aug. 10 |
Oct. 19 |
| Jan. 26 |
April 6 |
June 15 |
Aug. 24 |
Nov. 2 |
| Feb. 9 |
April 20 |
June 29 |
Sept. 7 |
Nov. 16 |
| Feb. 23 |
May 4 |
July 13 |
Sept. 21 |
Nov. 30 |
| March 9 |
May 18 |
July 27 |
Oct. 5 |
Dec. 14 |
2022 Session Schedule
A Session is where a candidate must attend one Orientation & Station Practice day and then is allowed to take the test up to three times, each on a separate day. The Orientation day you attend must be within the same Session.
| |
Session 1 |
Session 2 |
Session 3 |
Session 4 |
Session 5 |
| Orientation & Station Practice |
Jan. 4
|
March 15 |
May 24 |
Aug. 2 |
Oct. 11 |
| Orientation & Station Practice |
Jan. 18
|
March 29 |
June 7 |
Aug. 16 |
Oct. 25 |
| Test 1 |
Feb 1 |
April 12 |
June 21 |
Aug. 30 |
Nov. 8 |
|
Test 2
|
Feb. 15
|
April 26 |
July 5 |
Sept. 13 |
Nov. 22 |
|
Final Test
|
March 1 |
May 10 |
July 19 |
Sept. 27 |
Dec. 6 |
2022 Open Test Days
An Open Test is where a candidate takes the test one time on one day. A tour of the test is given prior to taking the test. There is no event practing allowed on Open Test days.
| Jan. 11 |
March 22 |
May 31 |
Aug. 19 |
Oct. 18 |
| Jan. 25 |
April 5 |
June 14 |
Aug. 23 |
Nov. 1 |
| Feb. 8 |
April 19 |
June 28 |
Sept. 6 |
Nov. 15 |
| Feb. 22 |
May 3 |
July 12 |
Sept. 20 |
Nov. 29 |
| March 8 |
May 17 |
July 26 |
Oct. 4 |
Dec. 13 |