Requirements for being a Firefighter

You could begin thinking about getting an FDNY Firefighter as soon as 17 1/2 years of age. You ought not achieve your 29th birthday celebration by the start of the application procedure. You can find exceptions to the rule.

Becoming Hired as a New York City Firefighter, you have to:

• Pass both computer-based make sure real capability test.
• Be a U.S. resident during session.
• Be at least 21 years old by-time of appointment.
• Have the ability to prove your identification and also the directly to acquire employment in the United States beneath the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
• Pass health and mental examinations, and a medicine evaluating.
• Demonstrate proof good personality and pass a background research.
• Manage to understand and get grasped in English.
• Hold a legitimate New York State automobile driver's license.
• Be a citizen of one of five boroughs of brand new York City or live in Nassau, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk or Westchester County.

Education/Military/Work Experience Eligibility

• Because of the day of visit, have actually a four-year senior school diploma or its academic equivalent.
• Have actually at least 15 college semester credits obtained at a certified university.
• otherwise, for people with a military service back ground, need full-time armed forces service with an honorable discharge.
• OR, 6 months of full time, satisfactory, paid work knowledge.

Other Needs

Furthermore, you'll be required to be a professional very first Responder with Defibrillation Certificate (CFR-D) by the end of your probationary period. FDNY provides a CFR-D training program during the probationary Firefighter training program. After the training program is effectively finished while obtain your certification, $30 per pay duration will likely to be subtracted before total cost of working out program is covered. Those that don't obtain a CFR-D by the end of probation period are going to be terminated.