Current IAFF/IAFC CPAT Licensees

Full License - issued to fire departments

Limited Licenses - issued to third-party, non-fire department organizations that are:

• federal, state or provincial governments or agencies
• state or provincial fire academies
• colleges/universities that conduct pre-employment testing
• pre-employment testing organizations

*The IAFF is the licensing agency and does not schedule any candidates. Please contact the
jurisdictions for orientation, practice test and official test schedules.

*Fire Departments are not required to accept a CPAT certification from an outside testing source.
Please contact the department you are applying with for verification of their certificate acceptance
policy.

*Fire Departments (Full Licensees) are not required to provide candidates documentation of their
passing CPAT for another department's hiring process. Please contact the department you are
applying with for verification of their documentation policy.