• Continuous filing dates have been changed.

Upcoming Filing Cutoff Dates:

• 1/21/2026
• 2/17/2026
• 3/16/2026
• 4/15/2026
• 5/15/2026
• 6/15/2026

Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) must be received or postmarked by the filing date indicated above. Applications postmarked, personally delivered or received via interoffice mail after the filing date will be processed in the next group.

Postmark dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing. Applications received via email or fax will not be accepted.

The information below will help you determine which classification(s) is(are) appropriate for you. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications as stated on this bulletin to compete in this examination.

Open and Open, Non-Promotional Examination(s):

• FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY OFFICER II (HEALTH FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION) - Open

For all Classifications, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 9 months:

Exam Code(s):

4817

For FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY OFFICER II (HEALTH FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION), once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 9 months:

Exam Code(s):

• EX-04817

Submit an Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) to apply for this examination.

Electronic applications can be submitted through your account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov.

You may apply by mail to:

• ATTN: Exam Unit
  Department of Health Care Access and Information
  Human Resource Services Section
  2020 West El Camino Avenue, Suite 1016
  Sacramento, CA 95833
  

Indicate the Examination Code and Classification(s) on your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678).

You may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:

• Department of Health Care Access and Information
  Human Resource Services Section
  2020 West El Camino Avenue, Suite 1016
  Sacramento, CA 95833
  8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Indicate the Examination Code and Classification(s) on your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678). All applicants must provide proof of identification. Accepted forms of identification are: 1) a photo identification card or 2) two forms of signed identification.

EXAMINATION/EMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS (STD678) ALSO ACCEPTED BY EMAIL AT HREXAMS@HCAI.CA.GOV

Drop off location non-operational on weekends and holidays.

Other - Examination documents. See "Taking the Examination" section for details.

If you require assistance or alternative testing arrangements due to a disability, indicate on your application that you need reasonable accommodation. You will be contacted by a representative of the testing department to make the necessary arrangements. If you have not been contacted by the time you receive notification of testing, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

If you are unable to submit your application or complete the test due to a disability, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements as stated on this exam bulletin to be accepted to the examination.

Unless otherwise stated in the Minimum Qualifications, qualifying experience may be combined on a proportionate basis if the requirements stated below include more than one pattern and are distinguished as "Either" 1, "or" 2, "or" 3, etc. For example, applicants possessing qualifying experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 1 and additional experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 2 may be accepted to an examination as meeting 100% of the overall experience requirement.

Either I

Two years of experience in the California state service performing the duties of a Fire and Life Safety Officer I (Health Facilities Construction).

Or II

Experience: Four years of experience performing full-time plan review and/or technical inspection or supervision of general construction projects for fire and life safety compliance in a public or private fire prevention agency. At least two years of the qualifying experience must have involved the construction of health facilities projects. and

Education: Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college with a major in fire service administration, fire protection administration and technology, engineering, chemistry, physics or architecture. (Additional qualifying experience may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis.)

This examination consists of the following component(s):

Components that are due with your application will be scored and will count toward your final examination result. Failure to submit these items may result in disqualification or elimination from the examination.

A final score of 70% must be attained to be placed on the eligible list.

Complete and submit the following items with your application. These will be scored and count toward your final examination result. Failure to submit these items will result in disqualification from the examination.

Fire and Life Safety Officer II, Health Facilities Construction:

https://hcai.ca.gov/document/fire-and-life-safety-officer-ii-health-facilities-construction-exam/

In addition to evaluating the applicant's relative knowledge, skill and ability as demonstrated by quality and breadth of education/experience, emphasis in each test component will be on measuring competitively, relative to job demands, each applicant's:

Knowledge of: Plan review code applications; general building code applications; fire protection equipment and systems; exiting systems; mechanical and electrical systems and components; standards and methods of construction; construction documents and reports; methods of conducting building construction inspections; Titles 19 and 24, California Code of Regulations; Fire Protection and Prevention standards established by nationally recognized agencies such as the National Fire Protection Association, medical gas systems and components; building seismic components and installations; elevators and related components; emergency generating equipment; building emergency planning and signing; construction and operation of fire protection appliances and systems used in buildings; plan review techniques; construction and inspection of health facilities.

Ability to: Analyze situations accurately, reason logically and take effective action; inspect facilities for fire and life safety compliance; establish and maintain the confidence and cooperation of those contacted in the work; prepare clear and comprehensive status reports and correspondence; give oral presentations; provide clarification and guidance regarding the application of codes, regulations, and laws, plan, organize and direct a professional technical staff operating a complex statewide program using advanced principles of management and possessing expert knowledge of all fire and life safety building standards pertaining to the construction of health facilities in California; and effectively contribute to the Department's affirmative action objectives.

A Departmental Open eligible list for the FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY OFFICER II (HEALTH FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION) Classification will be established for:

• Department of Health Care Access and Information

The names of successful competitors will be merged onto the eligible list(s) in order of final score regardless of test date. Eligibility expires 24 months after it is established. Applicants must then retake the examination to reestablish eligibility.

Veterans' Preference will be granted for this examination. Veterans' Preference is an assistance program for veterans, veteran widows and widowers, and spouses of 100% disabled veterans who seek employment with the state. Veterans' Preference is also extended to currently serving military members nearing their retirement or separation date.

You are not eligible for Veteran's Preference if you are:

• A veteran who has been dishonorably discharged or released.
• A veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100 percent disabled veteran who currently has permanent civil service status. (Permanent civil service status is the status of an employee who is lawfully retained in his/her position after completion of the applicable probationary period. This does not include limited term).

Veterans' Preference is codified in Government Code Sections 18973 – 18979.

Veteran status is verified by the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR). Directions to apply for Veterans' Preference are on the Veterans' Preference Application (Std. Form 1093), which is available at www.CalCareers.ca.gov, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Career Credits are not granted for examination(s) administered on an Open basis or a Promotional basis.

The Training and Experience Examination (T&E) will be used to evaluate your experience, education, and training. This T&E is the examination and will account for 100% of your score.

Access the T&E Examination here.

Access the Blank Application Form (STD678) here.

Access an Accommodation Request (STD679) here.

How to Submit: Your electronic examination application, the completed T&E and any other required documents can be submitted through your account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. Sign into your profile and apply for Fire and Life Safety Officer II, Health Facilities Construction examination for the Department of Health Care Access and Information. Add the documents listed below as attachments to your Examination/Employment Application (STD. 678).

What to Include: In order to apply for and participate in this examination, you must submit a complete examination package. Failure to submit these items may result in rejection of your application. The following documents must be submitted along with your Examination/Employment Application (STD. 678):

• T&E Examination including the Affirmation Statement, Conditions of Employment form.

• Department of Health Care Access and Information

Questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice). TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Examination and/or Employment Application (STD 678) forms are available at the California Department of Human Resources, local offices of the Employment Development Department, and through your CalCareer Account (www.CalCareers.ca.gov).

If you meet the requirements stated on this examination bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination described in this bulletin will be rated against a predetermined job-related rating, and all applicants who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

Department of Health Care Access and Information reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and all applicants will be notified.

General Qualifications: Applicants must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and a state of health consistent with the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class. A medical examination may be required. In open examinations, investigation may be made of employment records and personal history and fingerprinting may be required.

Eligible Lists: Eligible lists established by competitive examination, regardless of date, must be used in the following order: 1) sub-divisional promotional, 2) departmental promotional, 3) multi-departmental promotional, 4) service-wide promotional, 5) departmental open, 6) open. When there are two lists of the same kind, the older must be used first. Eligible lists will expire in one to four years unless otherwise stated on the bulletin.

High School Equivalence: Equivalence to completion of the 12th grade may be demonstrated in any one of the following ways: 1) passing the General Education Development (GED) Test; 2) completion of 12 semester units of college-level work; 3) certification from the State Department of Education, a local school board, or high school authorities that the competitor is considered to have education equivalent to graduation from high school; or 4) for clerical and accounting classes, substitution of business college work in place of high school on a year-for-year basis.

Accepted applicants must provide proof of identification at each in-person test session. Acceptable identification consists of a photo identification card or two forms of signed identification.