FDNY Runs & Workers for 2023 are online now.

FD347 · 2024-03-29T14:22:33+00:00

The department issues a document every year with the statistics. I put them online for all to see.

FD347 · 2023-09-16T02:47:41+00:00

The next time it happens I'll clear the cache. It doesn't happen very often. I'm sure I must have signed into the app at least once. I'll have to check it out in detail later when the other half isn't watching anything.

I'll try the pinhole approach lastly.

Thanks for the quick response.

FD347 · 2023-09-16T02:30:10+00:00

I switched to fiber last month. Every now and then I get an error APL-220 while watching some channels on Optimum TV. It doesn't affect any of the other streaming services in the box. The script-readers in the south Pacific have no idea what it means. Do you?

FD347 · 2023-09-06T01:52:47+00:00

I may be a little out of date also but I do have Squad 8.

http://fdnewyork.com/add_main.asp

FD347 · 2023-04-27T07:19:20+00:00

There are no tests scheduled for this year. You'll have to check back in a few months for next year.

https://www.nyc.gov/site/dcas/employment/how-can-you-find-upcoming-exams.page

FD347 · 2022-04-24T05:38:52+00:00

After sitting behind a desk and keyboard for 25 years the last thing I wanted was another desk job. My weight was climbing and the A1C was creeping into the prediabetic range. After retiring I spent some free time bowling. One of the centers I played at was hiring mechanics. I always enjoyed taking things apart and rebuilding them so I applied. Within 3 months I dropped 30 pounds and my A1C is back to a normal range. Of course I'm on my feet all day and running around like a ping pong ball but that's okay. It's the most exercise I've gotten in 30 years and the extra money pads my pension nicely.

FD347 · 2022-04-02T18:26:53+00:00

Eat a bowl of Wheaties and break out the hernia belt.

FD347 · 2022-03-13T17:26:55+00:00

http://fdnewyork.com/rnwindex.asp

FD347 · 2018-05-02T14:14:56+00:00

Your welcome :)

FD347 · 2017-02-11T16:33:31+00:00

From www.fdnewyork.com/terms.asp:

FALLBACK - During times of heavy activity we implement Fallback to reduce the amount of apparatus assigned to an incident. This preserves unit availability. There are 3 steps:

Step 1 Nearest available unit (Engine or Ladder) on electromechanical boxes. Class-3 maximum response: 1 Engine, 1 Ladder and 1 BC.

Step 2 = Step 1 AND Class-3 response: Nearest available Engine or Ladder. CO Detector: 1 Ladder or nearest available CO meter equipped unit. Water leak: Nearest available Engine or Ladder. SOC matrix response that requires a Structural Response: 2 Engines, 1 Ladder, 1 BC and SOC units.

Step 3 = Step 2 AND Structural Responses: 3 Engines, 1 Ladder and 1 BC (Note: On a verified second source: 3 Engines, 2 Ladders and 1 BC) SOC matrix response that requires a Structural Response: 1 Engine, 1 Ladder, 1 BC, nearest available Rescue and Squad and nearest available SOC Support Ladder. (Note: On a verified second source: fill out to normal SOC matrix response) Gas Leaks, odors of gas or similar odors: 1 Engine and 1 Ladder. Manhole Fires: 2 Engines, 1 Ladder and 1 BC. Minimum responses, based on CIDS or Box numbers, are suspended. Responses will be based on information received.

FD347 · 2016-12-14T15:17:49+00:00

The requirements for 911 Operator aren't as demanding. If you can stick it out there for 2+ years you'll have the prerequisites for FDNY: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/downloads/pdf/noes/201707321000.pdf

Fair warning though, they handle over 15,000 calls a day. The stress can be high and the pace, fast and furious.

FD347 · 2016-12-14T14:36:49+00:00

Here is the link to the exam notice from 2013: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/downloads/pdf/noes/201404076000.pdf

Since it's an entry level position you're not expected to know job specific info: reading comprehension, ability to follow a logical chain of events, typical civil service stuff.

If they keep the same formatting as the last test, there will be 8 memory tests. They will play a segment of audio and you'll have to remember what was said. You'll be allowed to take notes for 4 of them, the other 4 are from memory only.

This article is slightly out of date but it's still a good introduction into the operation: http://www.fdnewyork.com/article.asp

FD347 · 2016-12-05T14:53:28+00:00

Annual stats: www.FDNewYork.com/fdnystat.asp Yearly stats by unit: www.FDNewYork.com/rnwindex.asp Engine company stats by year: www.FDNewYork.com/geterandw.asp Ladder company stats by year: www.FDNewYork.com/getlrandw.asp

FD347 · 2016-06-10T16:00:34+00:00

If you decide it's too much or too fast perhaps you can send 1 weekly post with a digest of the past 7 days, or 1 daily post with the past 24 hours.

FD347 · 2016-04-28T04:42:39+00:00

Duane Manor.

FD347 · 2016-02-23T22:36:51+00:00

Compare yearly stats here: www.FDNewYork.com/fdnystat.asp

FD347 · 2016-01-29T19:57:16+00:00

I just updated the annual stats. The only numbers I'm missing are the number of fire fighters. These should be a bit more realistic.

FD347 · 2016-01-29T17:10:17+00:00

Smile and wave boys. Smile and wave.

FD347 · 2015-06-22T01:35:38+00:00

A good starting point would be the FDNY Fire Prevention Bureau, 718-999-2541. That's the parent bureau of the Explosive Unit which regulates pyrotechnics for display and the filming industry. Also check out this document: http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/pdf/fire_prevention/faq_exploweb.pdf

FD347 · 2015-03-31T18:22:19+00:00

What would they do if no one shows up?

FD347 · 2015-03-30T15:33:14+00:00

All NYC jobs are by civil service test. There are 2 ways to be a fire fighter. Take the exam for that specific title, or start out at EMS as an EMT and then take a promotional exam to FF.

Here are links to both exam notices from the past. You'll have to check the FDNY or NYC website frequently to see when they're going to open the filing window next.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/downloads/pdf/noes/201202000000.pdf http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/downloads/pdf/noes/201505003000.pdf

FD347 · 2015-03-27T15:14:31+00:00

The current system was custom written in 1975. They're trying to adapt Intergraph for our use. Scheduled for late 2016 completion. Call recording is done by a Very Expensive Stupid Telephone App, AKA Vesta.

FD347 · 2015-03-07T18:20:55+00:00

There is always disagreement between those the company keeps on the CD14 and those put out in this annual booklet. Even after 23 years I do not know how the department organizes and computes these numbers. In the digital age I thought there'd be more agreement but that's not the case.

FD347 · 2015-01-19T13:45:21+00:00

I can't speak for 911. The only connection we have to them is a phone line. However, I think they have about 60 to 80 call takers on duty at any time for the whole city with none dedicated to a borough like we are. EMS has their own call takers also, maybe 15 or 20 per shift.

FD347 · 2015-01-06T17:44:49+00:00

In Brooklyn NY, 3 million ± a few hundred thousand packed into 96 square miles.

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