New York, NY
see the full file on New York City Fire Department (FDNY)| Retention | Documented occupational risk. NIOSH (US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) reports that cancer is a leading cause of death among firefighters, and that sudden death from a heart event is the most common cause of death among firefighters. |
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| Paid training | 18-week Fire Academy of classroom and physical fitness training; firefighter starting salary $54,122, rising to $105,146 after 5.5 years including overtime and holiday pay. Catch: FDNY runs the required CFR-D first-responder training course during probation but recovers its cost from you at $30 per pay period, and failing to obtain CFR-D by the end of probation means termination. |
| No experience needed | A four-year high school diploma or equivalent by appointment date, plus one of: 15 college semester credits, full-time military service with an honourable discharge, or six months of full-time paid work experience. You can start the process at 17 1/2 and must be 21 by appointment; you must live in one of the five boroughs or in Nassau, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk or Westchester County. |
| PTO | 20 days |
| Promoted from within | Published promotional salary guide: Lieutenant $130,260, Captain $149,518, Battalion Chief $194,689 (maximum salaries). |
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