p>Veteran's Credit: Pursuant to the County Charter and County policy, in all open competitive examinations (i.e., examinations open to everyone), the County of Los Angeles will add a credit of 10 percent of the total credits specified for such examination to the final passing score of an honorably discharged veteran, as well as the spouse of a deceased or disabled veteran, who served in the Armed Forces of the United States under specific conditions.
Progressively Responsible Professional is defined as demonstrating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility and working independently in emergency management (i.e., disaster preparedness, emergency response, mitigation, recovery, disaster cost recovery) including extensive knowledge of and experience with program-related areas, processes, and procedures.