mtnmedic

It has been stated by @JoinFDNY and other official sources that it will be every 4 years, in conjunction with the OC test.

It's possible, there's nothing out there that says he has to go. I can't say I've seen/heard anything about plans for that office.

Dumb question, but why do some SI companies have a larger booster tank? The possibility of having to rely off booster water for longer in large areas of brush?

Yes it's a career path if you want to do EMS as a career. In my opinion it's probably the best place to work if you want to be an EMT or paramedic in the city for more than 2-3 years. Still, many use it to get into FDNY and some people in EMS hate that it's a stepping stone. Some don't really care about that, but still don't like it being called a promotion.

Many people who see EMS as a career do not like the fact that it's called a promotion. I think many are aware that by the very nature of how civil service stuff works in the city it has to be called a promotion. Still, they don't like the fact that their job is seen as and often used as a stepping stone to get into FDNY.

They are regular engine companies. The 3 stage HP engines are pretty much concentrated in areas of the city with major high rises (think downtown and midtown Manhattan, and a few others spread out in the rest of the city). As others have said what makes them special is the extra impeller, the special high pressure outlets, and the high pressure hose to go with it. Needing to use the 3rd stage doesn't happen often. I think the last time I know of was the fire at 1 WTC 1-2 years ago.

Was a probie in that class. The post story is quite accurate.

You mean exam #2000? or the EMT test?

It's so easy to tell who in this thread is actually in the city and affected by the ruling and who just wants to state their $0.02 on 'judicial activism'. The city signed a contract with a clause that says they need to replace the rigs every 10 years. They're breaking that contract. The judge is not meddling or trying to run the fire department. All they did was weigh in on the contract dispute.

I think the reason they didn't keep getting more of these is Dodge discontinued the chassis that they had been using. In the meantime they've been coming up with a new spec for this. My unit was one of the first to get 1 of the Dodges. It was amazing to have when sitting 89 (especially because I worked midnights on a slow ALS unit) however they were not as great to drive compared to the Fords. The Fords are much more responsive, however the Dodges actually have a better turning radius.

Hopefully some day FDNY decide that chiefs, or more importantly their drivers could use the back up camera. We got em in the new 4 door dodge ambulances, and it is a godsend. All emergency vehicles should have em.

Lenny's ashes were laid to rest over the weekend. I will not say where, as it is not my place to do so, however his parents/family did a wonderful job of getting together friends of his from several different walks to join them in the ceremony. It was a beautiful day, and a beautiful setting for such an event. Having been through all this, it still doesn't feel real. I think about you every day man.

I am a paramedic with FDNY. I have worked here for 3 years and several months. I have been a paramedic for almost 5 years, and in EMS for over 7. Previously I worked at Long Island College Hospital, Transcare, and Mohawk Ambulance Service (in Albany). I joined this site because my partner and one of my best friends, Lenny, posted on it a lot, and because I used to be a member of the Albany area offshoot of this site. I care mainly about goings on in NYC, though I'm apt to post about anything at all if it interests me. Unfortunately Lenny is gone, and this site is just another painful reminder of that. If anybody is looking for information on applying to FDNY/FDNY EMS or general questions about how EMS works in NYC, feel free to message me.

God forbid the region have a functioning mass transit system.

Thank you to PFD for having us and having some of Lenny's favorite beer available to everyone (Captain Lawrence's Freshchester). The turnout was nothing short of amazing for both ceremonies, and it made me incredibly proud to have known him, and to be a part of FDNY. I didn't really get to take in just how big the lineup was until the procession was leaving, but even then everything went so quickly it was hard to appreciate it from my vantage point. Still, I think it was a great send off and a true showing of brotherhood. All that said, writing a eulogy for a friend has to be the most stressful thing I've ever done. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

OT comes in waves. They've been a lot better at keeping us at or above headcount in the last year, and so it's definitely gone down, but for those that are willing to hustle/travel it's definitely out there. I've only been formally mandated once in the last year, which is pretty damn good compared to what it was like a few years ago when I got on. If the rumors are true then they are going to burn through the EMT list as they prepare for and try to keep up with the displacement into Fire/PD, not to mention the fact that the city went on a major hiring binge in the late 80s and all of those people have been or are going to hit 25 years over the next few years. Regardless, sit tight and wait, keep yourself in some sort of decent shape (the physical is a joke but if you're overweight the docs at HQ will tell you to lose weight or shove it), don't develop a drug habit, and if you work at any of the voluntary hospitals then behave yourself (I've heard NOIs can affect whether or not they choose to hire you). edit: My experience with OT is as a medic, which is slightly different from BLS. Since they have way more applicants that are EMTs, and it's much quicker to train EMTs, they've held BLS OT pretty low for the past 2-3 years, since they can have 90 new EMTs in 3 months if they want. ALS is different because they historically get less medics applying from the outside, and it takes a whole lot longer to train them on the inside. That said, doubling how many medics they hire from the outside/train on the inside each year has certainly changed that. Which is a good thing for you since the more EMTs they pull off the streets to make medics the more EMTs they will be hiring.

A friend who is on the list claimed they're in the low 400s. Don't really know for sure. Call DCAS?

I've worked the same unit as Lenny for the last year. We were partners for a while, and then mutual partners after I changed tours. I only recently joined this board because of him. I've worked in EMS in various places for the past 7 years and I can say without a doubt that Lenny was one of the finest people I've ever had the pleasure of working with. He was a consummate professional, an amazing person and one of my best friends. It hasn't yet sunk in that he is really gone forever. It pains me to think about the life that was cut short, and the amazing career that should have been.

Oh please, we work up 98% of arrests on scene and pronounce on scene whenever it appears appropriate to us and our telemetry doctor. With proper training and protocol this can be done anywhere.

Yes it does, thank you.

The vast majority of people get a 70 on that, so I'm guessing most of the 1,200 people ahead of you are really in the same position as you are. They do give some experience points for volunteering, and transports, but not as much as if you have full time experience @ the voluntary hospitals in the city. That said, there usually aren't that many voluntary EMTs looking to go to FDNY because they are not given any pay incentives and often would take nearly a $10/hour paycut. There may also be some people on the list who are provisional EMTs already employed by FDNY and just doing the paperwork to get converted to civil service, however since they've been pushing civil service hard for the last few years I doubt there's anybody left in provisional status. Sit tight and look for work somewhere else in the mean time, since it may take 1-2 years for you to get called.

They only fingerprint people who are canvased, not the whole list, so your figures are not accurate. Also has it ever occurred to you that perhaps they pay an outside firm to run the background check and thus spend all the money that they collect? Even if they don't do anything with the money but collect it for the department's general fund the yearly budget is 1.6B, so basically what im trying to say is your $91 ain't s***.

Psych, and medical. Psych is your standard. 900 question personality test. Medical is just a physical and what not. If you are significantly overweight start losing it now because they will tell you you have to lose x amount in order to be cleared by our doctors.

As long as he keeps going after houses and not reduced staffing on each truck I think they will be safe. Closing houses is a hot political topic, and one that easily gains community opposition.

Oh stop it, weed is less harmful than alcohol but... such is life. If you are doing anything illegal you need to re-evaluate your priorities since drug testing is a part of life on this job and they will fire your a** the first time you test positive.