Is the probie notebook still a thing? It was featured prominently in the last edition of the probie manuals on the FDNY Candidate Resources webpage, but I'm not seeing it now. Did they do away with it?

Hello,

Is there any way to take the A-35 online or must it be taken in person? Thank you.

Hey guys, I'm working on project and I'm curious about whether your entire shift typically responds to EMS calls or whether sometimes it will be only two or three in the crew, with some guys staying back. Does a lieutenant or captain always need to be present on those runs? Really appreciate any responses.

Hi everyone,

I’m writing on behalf of a close friend who wishes to remain anonymous. There’s an important story that’s been on our minds for a long time, and I’m hoping this community can help us find some answers.

On July 6, 2022, my friend was at Rockaway Beach in New York when he heard cries for help. Two children, a boy (around 7–9 years old) and a girl (around 10–12 years old), were caught in a rip current and couldn’t get back to shore. It seemed they were siblings, and they were speaking Russian.

Without hesitation, my friend rushed into the water to save them. The girl was in a panic—she climbed onto his shoulders, clung to his hair, and kept screaming: “I want to live! I want to live!” When he tried to calm her and asked her name, she managed to say it (possibly Karina or Kristina, but this is uncertain). A woman onshore joined in to help, taking the boy, while my friend stayed with the girl.

As they neared the shore, more people joined in, including a Black man who also helped bring the children to safety. The kids were saved, shaken but seemingly unharmed.

Around the time the police and firefighters arrived, my friend—being incredibly modest—quietly left the scene, believing that professional responders had the situation under control and that his presence was no longer needed.

He has never tried to seek recognition or follow up on this event, and he has only shared the story privately with us, his family. We would like to surprise him by finding out more about what happened to the children he rescued. Were there any mentions of this incident in local news, community pages, or police reports?

If this story sounds familiar, or if you know the family whose children were involved in such an incident at Rockaway Beach on that day, please let us know. Any information would be incredibly valuable.

Thank you for your time and for helping spread this story!

In order to get a 100, do you need to answer every single question correctly? Or is there a curve? Thanks in advance

I know it's still very early but some advice that I wish I had was to take the CPAT as soon as possible. I wish I had taken leave to take it. You don't know what the future holds, and in my case, it was a global pandemic. I planned on finishing my active time, and resuming the process.

I ETSd in the middle of COVID. It took 3 years for me to get a CPAT date, and the one they gave me was smack in the middle of orders (I transferred to the National Guard). When I got back, it took another 6 months for a CPAT after calling and emailing DCAS very frequently.

All of the FDNY stuff went quickly (investigation, medical, run, all of that). It was DCAS that held me up. So my advice is to complete whatever you can before deferring. In my case, it set my hire date back about 4 to 5 years.

Many of you have received a notice for your exam dates. Congratulations.

Around 20 people have already submitted post in various forms complaining that their notice is for March 8th. Post submitted are not active until manually approved, so you guys won't see that stuff.

How someone submits a post ranting that a job that pays over 100k is not administering an exam on the dates they expected (end of January to mid February) is beyond me.

Opportunity doesn't knock when your ready or when you expect it.

It usually comes when you least expect it and when its not convenient to you. You'll have to figure things out as an adult to make things work so that you can seize the opportunity. Nothing easy is ever appreciated.

4 post submitted today stating that the date doesn't work for them and asking how to reschedule...

Ok... I'm trying to be patient here... I understand that this is a new generation which expects all the answers to be handed to you.

However you are all adults.

Which means sometimes you need to figure things out for yourself.

We don't ban people from this sub for not checking the rules and posting but we do ask that you check the rules of this sub and familiarize yourself with them

Rule #7 on this sub "Google is your best friend" - Please utilize Google before asking the same repetitive questions that can be answered with a 5 minute search.

Keep in mind this is not an official sub and does not speak for the job.

DCAS handles all scheduling, Contact DCAS with any scheduling conflicts.

You all have a 2 and a half month notice to figure things out and be off for the exam.

Rescheduling this far out should Not be on your mind. You reschedule if you have an emergency, or your out of state, or if you're ill the date of the exam.

20 people complaining about the dates not being what they wanted?
4 people talking about rescheduling already...

Guys seriously. Take this serious

Start acting like adults. Don't expect people to feed you the answers. Start helping yourselves now.

1 on 1 advice --> There's thousands of people taking Exam 4044 the less people that take it the better the odds for those who do take it. Take it serious and commit to making it happen for yourself or don't. But if you do, be ready to put in the work. The exam is only the first part of a long process.

If day 1, 24 people are already crying about dates and rescheduling this is going to be an interesting list to hire from.

Please utilize the right resources for your information.

The Official Exam 4044 Thread can be found by clicking here

Before everyone starts complaining about it; Yes The forum is an older format but for what you guys will be going through it honestly works the best being that each page is numbered and you always know what your last page you read if you check in daily. You wont get a million notifications and all the info is always waiting for you when you check back in.
If you choose to join a Discord or Telegram group their will be literally thousands of people on the server, you'll get a million notifications eventually you'll mute the groups and anything you ask will quickly be buried in a sea of questions and answers while you missed the answer to your question. Anyone with a link to those groups can join and quickly spread misinformation.
Keep in mind you will be scrolling endlessly for information instead of just clicking on the current page and reading what you missed.
Not trying to discourage you but that's the reality of it. With the forums the same questions rarely get asked multiple times because the answers are much easier to find if you read the last page of information. Give it a try If you have any issues joining you can reach Contact the Admin Team for manual approval by clicking here

Once you have taken a city exam and have an active list number

r/NYC_Candidate_Central will be your place for everything related to exam 4044 Once you have a list number. Meaning you have taken the Exam and received notification of your score stating that you are on the list.

Please keep in mind This does not mean you need to have an Exam 4044 list number.
As long as you are on or have been on a list for any Active City Exams you will be approved.

Everyone on the sub is manually verified by Last name / Exam number / List number

That information is used 1 time to verify 1 account per person is on the sub and it helps control any would be people joining the sub to Troll or to provide false information. Nobody is actively joining a sub going in with their real information to become a problem. The community takes care of each other and usually do the right thing.
However, It Is not open to Join until you have taken a city exam and have an active list number.
Currently around 1,000 Verified Firefighters are on that sub and will be able to answer questions hopefully helping you all throughout the process.

This sub r/FDNY is not a sub dedicated specifically to the exam.
We dealt with this same situation during Exam 7001. If it were dedicated to the exam or open to post we'd have around 100 questions a day asking the exact same thing that was asked yesterday. It gets old and it gets repetitive real fast.

We understand this is a new process for all of you so in the mean time serious questions that would help the community will be approved until a List has been established for Exam 4044 at which point we expect you to join the discussion on r/NYC_Candidate_Central Or The Exam 4044 Forum

Trust us to help you as long as you use the right resources.

If any of you have an idea that you think would help out or be a better way you can all communicate you can reach out to Me directly Via Dm. If it works I'm open to helping you grow it

If anyone currently on the job would like to help mod a new sub specifically for this exam please reach out Via Dm we already have a name reserved just looking for a few mods / silent mods to join and help out.

Best of luck to all
-RR

Hey guys just wanted to post in here as I am slated to be going into the next academy for FDNY EMS my goal is to get promoted to fire and my question is that I have a slight color impairment (I can see all colors I am not “color blind” per say but I can struggle sometimes with those tests)(I was able to pass the NYPD color test and I failed a few of them on my EMS medical but nobody said anything) everything I’ve seen on here says that it isn’t an issue but just wanted to confirm before I potentially commit 4 years of my life to EMS. Thank you for any help in advance.

Can someone explain how the shift rank structure of the FDNY works due to all its divisions and commands?

With medium size departments I’m aware of Division Chief (HQ Chief in charge of OPS) Assistant Chief (highest ranking duty chief in charge of the battalion chiefs)

But with FDNY, I’m confused with all the different divisions, battalions, and additional ranks such deputy, deputy assistant. Does operations go into that each bureau have its own org chart and not rely just on the shift officers?

So how does the average shift rank go, with explanations, to the highest shift commander down to the BC?

Hi I’m taking the test this year but I’m concerned about the residency credit because I went down south for college in fall 2022. Would that hinder me from getting the credit?

can I apply for fdny while being on military active duty?

Just weirded out because I thought the sessions were free, now I’m being asked to pay $10 dollars. It could be a scam idk. Just asking if anybody else got the same thing.

Other then going to the tutorial sessions, is there any other resources that are available?

I am planning to take the open competitive in 2027/2028, and I am moving ot NYC in spring of 2027 so i was just wondering how long I have to live in Nyc to be able to get those points

I’m currently not working either but I need it to get into jobs

Just a simple question to anyone who has taken it or knows the process. What materials are we given/authorized to bring with us?

ex. Are we allowed to bring a calculator?

Thank you!

Am I too late? Wasn’t sure about taking it but I know it’s coming up..

Thanks

What is the culture like in the FDNY? I’m currently in college, 19 years old, and about to take the test. What is life in the firehouse like? How common are after-work drinks, and what is the bond like with other people in the firehouse?

I’m a 21 year old FF/paramedic in Alabama with 3 years experience. The dream is to get on with FDNY fire and hopefully skip the whole EMS first gig but will do it if necessary. I haven’t sat for the test yet but I’m a very good test taker and am good at interviewing. Also a 4th generation FF but none were in NY state. Assuming I do well enough on the exam, My question is what are the odds I get on or even make it through the process considering I currently live out of state, have no legacy in FDNY, and only have 3 years experience? Would be willing to move contingent on a job offer or the further I get into the process. Anybody on this sub have a similar experience to me that actually got on the job? Thanks in advance

i have lived in NYC my whole life and have much appreciation for the fdny and their recruitment process. i’m seriously dating a fire fighter from Florida who is a certified EMT, paramedic, and firefighter. is there a way to “transfer” into the FDNY?

i have explored the option of FDNY EMT to FDNY FF, but is there anything more direct than that? thank you!

Gentlemen,

Currently I’m an 18 year old from NJ. I plan on moving to Long Island within the next couple years, If everything works out, I plan on taking the next test for FDNY EMS, hopefully getting on after a couple years, and then taking the promotion test for firefighter.

In NJ, I just passed my local fire academy and now am a state certified interior firefighter. ( I’m aware that prior certifications don’t transfer to FDNY)

The thing about FDNY that gets me worried is the waitlist time for employment. So the advice I’m seeking is this, as an 18 year old, do I still have time to get through the process and become a firefighter? It’s a thought I’ve been loosing sleep over for a while now, and I just don’t know who to talk to about it.

2010 Seagrave

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Given everything that has transpired over the past seven years, can I get some opinions about how department staffing looks like? Most firefighters I talk to in my local houses say the department is in need of more people pretty badly, given the longer list period, people retiring, having a harder time getting classes off the last list etc. What is your experience?

I'm taking the test in January, aiming to get a 110, and I'm curious how other people on the job feel about the current FF workpool.

Will being on or previously have been on an ssri fluoxetine aka Prozac affect me getting hired onto the FDNY? I’m scheduled to take the exam in January and am worried that on the chance I get a good score I might be disqualified because of this