Evidence of cheating at L.A. County Fire Department extends beyond hiring process

Los Angeles Times | February 23, 2015 | 2:30 PM

Los Angeles County auditors have uncovered evidence that the type of cheating uncovered in the Fire Department's hiring process extended to promotional exams and other testing requirements within the agency, it was revealed today.

Auditors said a search of department emails revealed that copies of at least nine different tests had been circulating among department employees. The breaches included civil service exams for fire captains and tests for driving and emergency medical skills.

"The totality of our findings suggests that dissemination of examination content between fire personnel is not uncommon," auditors said.

The audit was launched in response to a Times investigation last year that found that an unusually high number of family members of firefighters were hired by the department and that insiders had access to the interview questions and answers for prospective recruits.

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