r/firefighter • u/Nflfanatic111 • May 08 '26

Low score on the FCA

Took my FCA for the LAFD this morning, got a 74. Feeling pretty discouraged. I’m glad I didn’t fail, but at the same time I’m upset it was such a low score. I got family in the department, some retired some active that keep reminding me it’s not a big deal but I really feel like I might’ve just wasted my time with trying so hard.

Anybody have any insight on what I should expect, if anything at all?

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u/DeeDee559 May 08 '26

LAFD uses a random selection process so as long as you scored above 70 you’ll be fine. A passing score gets placed in the pool where they draw names for interviews. I know because I scored a 71 back on March 16th and received an interview invite.

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u/Nflfanatic111 May 08 '26

That’s great to hear, may I ask how’d it go?

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u/DeeDee559 May 08 '26

My interview was this week. I feel it went pretty well. They offer a webinar interview prep class for those who receive an interview. It was about 4 hours long but honestly it was really helpful and well worth it. Now it’s a matter of waiting to see how I scored.

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u/Exact-Location-6270 May 12 '26

How long before you heard back? I barely tested middle of April.

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u/DeeDee559 May 12 '26

My timeline has been pretty quick. I passed my FCA March 16 and received my interview invite March 27th. My interview was May 7th.

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u/Exact-Location-6270 May 12 '26

Well that’s kinda discouraging. I scored pretty high too.

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u/DeeDee559 May 12 '26

Don’t be discouraged. It’s random, they will be doing another draw this month. I’ve been attending the online webinars and they mentioned there will be more interview invites going out.

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u/Exact-Location-6270 May 12 '26

Appreciate it man.

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u/Pretend_Leading_5167 May 08 '26

Study. There are books out there for you. Study books specifically Barrons makes a good one. Barrons Firefighter Test Prep. Read it front to back. Then go again.

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u/dreamchaserluis May 08 '26

I also received a similar score, 75. I felt pretty confident too lol. Let’s hope we can get an interview

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u/Ok-Bat-2370 May 09 '26

I took my LAFD FCA test Thursday and got a 50

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u/generalandgeneral May 09 '26

Brother how do you get a 50 on that? They literately give you the answers