Hello! A documentary I helped make is premiering in New York on November 12th, and I wanted to share it with this community. Two of my good friends are FDNY, who were both a big source of inspiration for making the film.

Synopsis: Fire Capt. Rob Christensen has spent decades saving lives, fighting blazes, and losing colleagues as he valiantly serves his Idaho community. Under immense mental strain, he undergoes experimental ketamine-assisted therapy to treat his post-traumatic stress disorder, assuage his spirit, and connect with his teenage daughter.

We made this film for the people who do this work, and we'd love to have firefighters and first responders in the room. After the screening, the filmmaker and film's participants, including Capt. Rob Christensen and Cpl. Kevin Holtry, will hold a moderated panel at a nearby venue open for all attendees. 

We'd love to see you there.

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Firefighter from UK here and looking to meet FDNY firefighter to swap out some bits. T-shirt, dress shirt, challenge coin etc. be good to find someone to trade with before arriving.

Visiting thanks giving week.

I am a senior in high school and I want to be a firefighter. I am starting my EMT program at my school and i’m planning to become a FDNY EMT upon graduation, work while getting my degree in college, and take the Promotion to Firefighter test from being an EMT.

Can I get any details from those who have taken this route? Those who took another one? Any advice? Anything helps from exam prep to what you guys did. Thanks.

Was curious if anyone has any good videos to help learn the basics instead of reading? Think it works better for my learning type to just have on while working, let me know if anyone has any good youtube channels to check out etc!

Hi all,

I’d like to hear from FDNY members who've pursued a degree while on the job, whether a BA/BS, MA/MS, JD, PhD, or something else.

•When did you decide to go for it? As a probie, or later in your career?

•Did you find scholarships or other funding? Did your department or another organization help cover tuition?

•What did your schedule look like, and how did you balance classes with shifts, overtime, and life at home?

Thanks in advance. I appreciate any stories (or tips) you're willing to share.

No longer working for the city, but 4 years ago while an EMT a patient fell while walking into the ambulance and is suing. I knew this already but now they are asking me to attend a virtual deposition and saying if I’m not free I have to take off work. What kind of power do I have here? This is all pretty frustrating but I don’t want to get into any kind of legal trouble.

27 years old, turning 29 in early 2028. I scored 92 on exam 4044, didn’t establish residency. Assuming that’s a wash.

Is it possible that EMS does a promote exam in 2027?

Not planning to join the military.

If it’s over I can accept that, I’m curious over people’s opinions of rewarding careers similar to FDNY. I’m interested in Nursing and am almost finished with the prerequisites to go into nursing school.

I’m list number 81xx on the current list, what are the odds I actually get called, I scored a 95 and thought that was good, i just want the truth because I’m getting mixed signals. Thanks, you can tell me if I’m not getting called at all I won’t be hurt lol

Has anyone had any experience with the Counselling Service Unit? How was it?

What's everyone's thoughts on this, do you think his lawsuit will be successful?

I was recently diagnosed with ADHD and prescribed Vyvanse. Before I start taking the meds, does anyone know what the process with BHS is and if it could cause any issues.

Hey everyone, I’ve recently been looking into the history of the New York Fire Patrol, and one question that came up for me was about their relationship with the FDNY. Were Fire Patrol members respected the same way as FDNY firefighters, or were they sometimes looked down on?

Also currently, do you think there would still be a need or purpose for something like the Fire Patrol, or has that role become outdated?

I’m a wildland firefighter who recently moved to NYC. Unsure if the structure world has the same customs, but in wildland it’s common practice to leave a sticker/patch/memento of your crew when you visit a fatality fire site as a way of honoring the fallen and committing to learn from their sacrifice.

Is there a place in NYC where other departments leave patches in a commemorative space? Feel like just leaving my patch on the WTC would be frowned upon and I want to do this respectfully

Good evening everyone, looking for some insight on how I could look into finding some historical info on a family member who was FDNY in the 60s-80s I reached out to the museum last year but didn’t get anywhere unfortunately.

They were involved with the telephone exchange fire, E33, and just looking to find out more about their time on the force and maybe some other info.

I would love to ask them but unfortunately they passed away about 20 years ago.

Thanks for any and all insight

​Hey everyone,

​With us having just passed the 25th anniversary of 9/11, it got me thinking about another anniversary coming up. This November marks 25 years since the crash of American Airlines Flight 587.

​For a quick refresher, Flight 587 was an Airbus A300—roughly the same size as the 767s from the WTC attacks—departing JFK for Santo Domingo on November 12, 2001. It went down in Belle Harbor, Queens, killing all 260 people on board and 5 people on the ground in their homes.

​Even though it was determined to be an accident rather than terrorism, I can only imagine how heavy and raw it must have felt for the city for a widebody jet to crash into a neighborhood just two months after 9/11.

​I know the firehouse in Elmhurst, Queens, had already lost two members at the WTC, and they ended up being the first responders to the scene in Belle Harbor.

​If anyone here was on the job back then, or has stories passed down about responding to that incident, I'd be interested to hear what it was like working through that period.

​Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts, and stay safe.

UK Firefighter here.

The recent anniversary of 9/11 got me thinking about the 343 FDNY FFs lost on 9/11 and I guess I’m just trying to wrap my head around how the FDNY continued to operate in the days/weeks after the attack?

Like I appreciate a lot of the city was paralysed for a few days, but surely people still burn food and crash cars, smell gas etc, so how did the FDNY operate post attack and with a huge loss of personnel?

No disrespect meant, no angle or story to twist. Just genuinely curious.

Hey everyone, I'm a Local 94 Helper here in NYC and was wondering if anyone took the new Z-51 written exam after July 1 for the Refrigeration license, wanted to know how much of a difference if at all it is from the past exam.

I know the cut off age is 29 but I've been seeing that it's possible for me to get in because of active duty service. I've been doing SAD missions ever since I got out of BCT/AIT. Is it possible? NYC.

Hey guys :) just wanted to share some pics I took yesterday of my FDNY Lego models. They’re all fully remote controlled, with accurate lighting and sirens. Completely custom built (unfortunately not for sale) in 1/15 scale.

The engine is able to suck up to half a gallon per minute via rigid or soft suction hose, and features one outlet in addition to the motorized roof cannon. Both valves can be separately switched. The hose bed contains about 12 feet of hose. Unfortunately the nozzle I had mounted was too big to reach the fire in the photos…

Tiller ladder reaches around 3.5 feet high, the tower Ladder’s bucket floor reaches just over 3 feet. While the stick is pretty light, the massive boom and bucket put a way heavier load on the turntable and outriggers. For that reason, boom elevation and jacks are realized using metal linear actuators.

For the tandem axle, the middle axle is permanently driven and the rear axle can be manually locked for less grippy conditions - there’s no inter axle diff tho due to space and rigidity. These models weigh up to 15 pounds, so they require bigger metal diffs. And with a permanently engaged 3rd axle, cornering is near impossible on dry ground (I assume it’s like this in real life?)

Tower Ladder’s bucket automatically adjusts its angle whenever scene lights are on, and there’s even a telescoping water pipe (although leaks a lot 🥲).

All models feature EQ2B and airhorn, the ladders also got a mechanical siren sound. They all play radio snippets I captured from the broadcast at random intervals. Maybe I can post a video showcasing them better soon

I chose Tiller 169 because they were the first ones to get a new tiller and I didn’t know how to recreate the Vision SLR beacons - so I went with the only new Tiller at the time I started. Of course I had to build the matching engine 246 from their house, and nearby Rescue 2 followed. Recently I have finished my Tower Ladder model from 43 Battalion, TL 161 (props to the guys for sending me the ladder board design!)