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
- Unless stated below, all of our Test and Orientation days are on Tuesdays.
- Test and Orientation days begin promptly at 8AM.
- Please arrive 15 min early to fill out Paperwork.
- The Ladder Climb Test that is required by the State of Illinois is included with all CPAT tests.
- Additional groups starting after 8 AM may be added based on candidate volume.
2025 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. The Ladder Climb Test is included with all tests of a Session and is performed at the Orientation & Station Practice.
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Session 1 |
Session 2 |
Session 3 |
Session 4 |
Session 5 |
| Orientation & Station Practice |
Jan. 7
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March 18 |
May 27 |
Aug. 5 |
Oct. 14 |
| Orientation & Station Practice |
Jan. 21
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April 1 |
June 10 |
Aug. 19 |
Oct. 28 |
| Test 1 |
Feb 4 |
April 15 |
June 24 |
Sept. 2 |
Nov. 11 |
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Test 2
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Feb. 18
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April 29 |
July 8
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Sept. 16 |
Nov. 25 |
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Final Test
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March 4 |
May 13 |
July 22 |
Sept. 30 |
Dec. 9 |
2025 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. The Ladder Climb test is included with all Open Tests.
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| Jan. 14 |
March 25 |
June 3 |
Aug. 12 |
Oct. 21 |
| Jan. 28 |
April 8 |
June 17 |
Aug. 26 |
Nov. 4 |
| Feb. 11 |
April 22 |
July 1 |
Sept. 9 |
Nov. 18 |
| Feb. 25 |
May 6 |
July 15 |
Sept. 23 |
Dec. 2 |
| March 11 |
May 20 |
July 29 |
Oct. 7 |
Dec. 16 |
2026 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. The Ladder Climb Test is included with all tests of a Session and is performed at the Orientation & Station Practice.
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Session 1 |
Session 2 |
Session 3 |
Session 4 |
Session 5 |
| Orientation & Station Practice |
Jan. 6
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March 17 |
May 26 |
Aug. 4 |
Oct. 13 |
| Orientation & Station Practice |
Jan. 20
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March 31 |
June 9 |
Aug. 18 |
Oct. 27 |
| Test 1 |
Feb 3 |
April 14 |
June 23 |
Sept. 1 |
Nov. 10 |
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Test 2
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Feb. 17
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April 28 |
July 7
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Sept. 15 |
Nov. 24 |
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Final Test
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March 3 |
May 12 |
July 21 |
Sept. 29 |
Dec. 8 |
2026 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. The Ladder Climb test is included with all Open Tests.
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| Jan. 13 |
March 24 |
June 2 |
Aug. 11 |
Oct. 20 |
| Jan. 27 |
April 7 |
June 16 |
Aug. 25 |
Nov. 3 |
| Feb. 10 |
April 21 |
June 30 |
Sept. 8 |
Nov. 17 |
| Feb. 24 |
May 5 |
July 14 |
Sept. 22 |
Dec. 1 |
| March 10 |
May 19 |
July 28 |
Oct. 6 |
Dec. 15 |