FDNY EMS Candidates
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I don't blame you, they make way more and have a better job, I'd thought about it my self, but I rather become a LT or a rescue medic. Keep in mind, what I said, don't mention anything about becoming a FF during academy or your meeting with a investigator. Not even your xo workers. Just keep shush until the promotional comes your way and take it. You'll have to work harder to be accepted by your ff piers but it'll be worth it haha. I know a couple medics who became ffs and while they had a tougher time fitting in, they are great ffs now
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Also, the promotional is given a little before the open competitive is given to the public, they hire first from within
Thanks a lot. Im thinking of starting Medic classes in September.. 2 years of classes is so long tho! 4 months of EMT feels like a long time haha. Good luck. Hopefully you dont disappear from this thread when you get into the academy in Oct.
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Of course not, been on here for a while, at first I was the 1 asking questions and now I'm the one providing answers when im in the Academy I will also answer questions
also aren't medic classes a year? They are 2 when you also get a college degree. You should do medic, in case you don't make ff, you have a plan b
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Isn't a medic program 9 months? And it becomes 2 yrs when you add a associate degree inyo it. Check out programs like bmcc, laguardia etc here in the city, they are twice a week classes, plus rotations, studying etc haha
Im looking for one but I only see the 1 yr available for people with 6 months EMT experience--- geez lets see how long it will take to be fdny paramedic lol-- 1 yr to get hired emt- 6 months experience- 1 yr classes- 1 year waiting on medic list = 4 years till paramedic !!
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medics in fdny get hired quickly. There's not many, many go for better paying jobs, so medics grt hired very quickly. They also pay for emts to become medics, either in house or outside, there's a waiting list for that and you sign a 3yr contract with them, not really feasible for you since you want to be a ff
Thats what i thought going into the acadamy about using ems to become a ff but everyone seems pretty relaxed about it, all the higher ups that talked about using ems to become a ff so far all said its a good idea and you ll make more money and its a way to move up in the fire department. That or take the paramedic program which you get paid to do by the fire department, they all know you gotta move on from being and emt at some point beacuse of the salary
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Become an emt for fdny for a year and they will pay you to go to fdny paramedic school for 9 months
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Hey guys not to make anyone upset but I serious don't thing there gonna hire from 4004 until Jan if that there's no way , there so many of us left on 3024 like 300 people still waiting from 3024 to get called in im in the 12xx's my buddy is in the early 11XX's and no call for july I maybe wrong but that's what im thinking , like thinking about the way they hiring im most likely looking at Jan
Hey guys not to make anyone upset but I serious don't thing there gonna hire from 4004 until Jan if that there's no way , there so many of us left on 3024 like 300 people still waiting from 3024 to get called in im in the 12xx's my buddy is in the early 11XX's and no call for july I maybe wrong but that's what im thinking , like thinking about the way they hiring im most likely looking at Jan
Yeah that def makes lots of people upset.. i wonder how many people actually still join fdny after waiting like 2 years?? If the list is 1300 people-- would you say they actually put like 800 through the academy? This is just a guess
Definitely WAAAAY less than that. but he's right. Im on 4004 and im thinking ill be in the 2nd academy of 2015
K thats good.. Im applying in Sept. and hoping to get on hopefully by next Oct... hopefully! What list # are and what did you score on 4004?
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How many people on 4004?
I think 1400? Something like that
A lot of people fail the physical
Some fail the medical
Some fail background check
Some take other civil tests
A lot of people give up and work a hospital
Some give up and go to a medic program
Out of 1400 peoppe, maybe 40% make it to the academy
I doubt there's more, each class has 90 people (45day 45 night class) and there's 2 or 3 given in a year, and usually a list is done after 5 classes or so, so we can say out of 1400 people, maybe 500 or 600 make it to the academy, probably less
There's a few people left on 3024, between 11xx and 13xx, my friend is 12xx and he dropped from the list because they will be taking him as a medic.
From 4004 , up until 300, it moved quick, they Are short on people, October class should have a mix of 3024 (the left overs) and 4004.
I know a lot of people are find below me, so my guess is 50/50 October/January
I believe they still have a lot of spaces left because they are mandating ot in some stations. They just might not have all the money to put more Classes through, only time will tell.
I hate waiting, I wouldn't mind waiting even a year if I knew I would get in the academy, but anyone who's with me, meaning done the medical, intake, psych and physical and passed, we're sure to get a phone call, I called my investigator to ask if he needs any extra paperwork and he said everything is fine, I just have to play the wait ing game
Sorry about spelling, I'm on my phone, right before a 10hr overnight haha
I think 1400? Something like that
A lot of people fail the physical
Some fail the medical
Some fail background check
Some take other civil tests
A lot of people give up and work a hospital
Some give up and go to a medic program
Out of 1400 peoppe, maybe 40% make it to the academy
I doubt there's more, each class has 90 people (45day 45 night class) and there's 2 or 3 given in a year, and usually a list is done after 5 classes or so, so we can say out of 1400 people, maybe 500 or 600 make it to the academy, probably less
There's a few people left on 3024, between 11xx and 13xx, my friend is 12xx and he dropped from the list because they will be taking him as a medic.
From 4004 , up until 300, it moved quick, they Are short on people, October class should have a mix of 3024 (the left overs) and 4004.
I know a lot of people are find below me, so my guess is 50/50 October/January
I believe they still have a lot of spaces left because they are mandating ot in some stations. They just might not have all the money to put more Classes through, only time will tell.
I hate waiting, I wouldn't mind waiting even a year if I knew I would get in the academy, but anyone who's with me, meaning done the medical, intake, psych and physical and passed, we're sure to get a phone call, I called my investigator to ask if he needs any extra paperwork and he said everything is fine, I just have to play the wait ing game
Sorry about spelling, I'm on my phone, right before a 10hr overnight haha
my friend got mandated multiple times already too..and im 49x and just waiting on my medical now
So I shouldn't be worried that i haven't gotten the letter for the interview yet huh, my list# was 80X, had my Agility test on 6/8/14