Has anyone read any info online....the mayor wants to add 100 EMD spots and 45 BLS ambulance tours per day withing 2015-2016. Thats around 400-500 new people plus they have to keep up with their people they normally lose. So yes they are having a hiring spree, and anything is possible.
I think prob the beginning of next year. Cus they hired those people from the old exam back. So there's still plenty of people they need to get to on this list.
I was thinking the same at first. But I was thinking that 5000 is way to many for this exm. And I doubt we would top 10% with a 75. But who knows lol it could be 5,000
Any BP over 120 is considered stage 1 hypertension. Hypertension is one of the leading causes of firefighter deaths in America. Why would they take someone in their 20s that already has high BP and is not on the job yet? Read the open FDNY exam fourm. They drop like flys cus of BP.
Don't get nervous in the medical to get fire. If your BLood pressure goes over 130-135 they prob won't take you. Just some advice because it's real easy to make your BP go up when your nervous. And then your firefighter dreams are out the window.
Once you get your emt card call fdny and give them your info. Then wait for the next civil service exam which should be given around September 2015. And it's about a 1-2 year wait from the exam until hire.
You guys know if emd has beds there that you can sleep in between shifts once in a while. Only asking because I live 100 miles from metro tech one way.