Here is the latest on the upcoming FDNY Exam #2000.
Note: the CPAT will be used.
As of yet we have been unable to confirm the proper e-mail address to use for FDNY members who want to be involved in the information sessions (which we encourage); I recommend calling the Recruitment Unit at HQ for information.
Paul Mannix
President, Merit Matters
Cell: 516-848-9847
Fourth Amended Notice of Examination for Firefighter, Exam No. 2000
Dear Firefighter Applicant:
This notice provides you with updated information about the Firefighter examination.
As previously mentioned, the first part of the Firefighter examination will be the computer-based test, which is expected to be administered beginning late February or March 2012.
Before you take the computer-based test, you will have the opportunity to view a computer-based tutorial so that you are familiar with computer-based testing and the various question types. By January 11, 2012, it is expected that the tutorial will be available for viewing on the DCAS website at http://www.nyc.gov/dcas. You are strongly encouraged to view the tutorial. The City of New York does not endorse or recommend any particular commercial test preparation course.
If you pass the computer-based test, you may be scheduled, depending on the number of vacancies within the FDNY, to take the physical part of the Firefighter examination. The physical ability test used will be the Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT), which is scored on a pass/fail basis. This test consists of a series of 8 events designed to assess the ability to perform the physical aspects of the job of a Firefighter. The test events are: stair climb, hose drag, equipment carry, ladder raise and extension, forcible entry, search, rescue and ceiling breach and pull. Please note that there will be a period of at least several months between the time when the computer-based test is given and when any applicants will be scheduled to take the CPAT.
A more detailed description of the physical test will be distributed to you before any scheduling for the CPAT begins, and is expected to be available for viewing by April 2, 2012 on the DCAS website at http://www.nyc.gov/dcas. You are strongly encouraged to view this information.
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