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  • 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.  

 

 

2024 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. 

 

  Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 5
Orientation & Station Practice

Jan. 9

March 19 May 28  Aug. 6 Oct. 15
Orientation & Station Practice

Jan. 23

April 2 June 11 Aug. 20 Oct. 29
Test 1 Feb 6 April 16 June 25 Sept. 3 Nov. 12

Test 2

Feb. 20

April 30

July 9

Sept. 17 Nov. 26

Final Test

March 5 May 14 July 23 Oct. 1 Dec. 10

 

2024 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. 

Jan 4

Thursday

       
Jan. 16 March 26 June 4 Aug. 13 Oct. 22
Jan. 30 April 9 June 18 Aug. 27 Nov. 5
Feb. 13 April 23 July 2 Sept. 10  Nov. 19
Feb. 27 May 7 July 16 Sept. 24  Dec. 3
March 12 May 21 July 30 Oct. 8  Dec. 17

 

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. 

 

  Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 5
Orientation & Station Practice

Jan. 7

March 18 May 27  Aug. 5 Oct. 14
Orientation & Station Practice

Jan. 21

April 1 June 10 Aug. 19 Oct. 28
Test 1 Feb 4 April 15 June 24 Sept. 2 Nov. 11

Test 2

Feb. 18

April 29

July 8

Sept. 16 Nov. 25

Final Test

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. 

         
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