level ▁fire fig h ter ▁positions ▁and ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁strict ▁comp liance ▁with ▁all ▁federal , ▁state ▁and ▁local ▁testing ▁gu idel ines ▁and ▁reg ulations . ▁ ▁Because ▁N F SI ▁scores ▁contain ▁both ▁cogn itive ▁and ▁behavior al ▁orientation ▁components , ▁candidates ▁who ▁score ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁list ▁have ▁been ▁shown ▁through ▁criter ion - related ▁validation ▁studies ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁successful ▁in ▁additional ▁h iring ▁components . ▁The ▁exam ▁reduces ▁failure ▁rates ▁on ▁inter views , ▁background ▁checks , ▁poly graph ▁exam in ations , ▁psych ological ▁evalu ations , ▁and ▁other ▁cost ly ▁employ ment ▁hur d les ., ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁success ▁with ▁on ▁the ▁job ▁performance , ▁than ▁candidates ▁ranked ▁sole ly ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁a ▁cogn itive ▁score . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁National ▁Fire fig h ter ▁Selection ▁In ventory ▁Techn ical ▁Report , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁I / O ▁Sol utions , ▁Inc ., ▁West chester , ▁Illinois ▁ 6 0 1 5 4 ▁ ▁The ▁Ben ef its ▁of ▁Psych ological ▁Test ing ▁for ▁Pre - Emp loyment ▁of ▁Pro s pective ▁Fire fig h ters ▁in ▁the ▁High ▁Point ▁Fire ▁Department , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Mar tha ▁Y ount s , ▁http :// www . us fa . d hs . gov / pdf / ef op / e fo 3 5 8 8 2 . pdf ▁accessed ▁ 7 - 2 9 - 2 0 1 1 ▁ ▁Society