FDNY Vetting

den114 said:
Wonder how intensive the vetting process for prospective firefighters is?
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It used to be tough, I remember I had to go to City hall and pay a parking ticket before my appointment.
The funny part was since my father and share the same first name and the car was registered in his name, he never payed the ticket since I actually got the ticket. It was two years old I gladly paid the penalty to get on the job.
 
68jk09 said:
In the mid '60s the NYPD even had a quick Dental exam in the recruit Medical Exam....if you had visible cavities you were put on a hold until you had them attended to ....they didnt want to give time off for tooth problems after you got
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I had the same problem when I had to report to Church St. Doctor conditionally rejected me until I had a few teeth fixed/extracted. When I returned t weeks later, I had lost weight because I couldn't eat after surgery. I was again rejected because I lost weight and was told I had to gain about 10 lbs to hit the minimum for my height. I guess he never heard that firehouse cooking always puts the "LB's" on.
 
68jk09 said:
In the mid '60s the NYPD even had a quick Dental exam in the recruit Medical Exam....if you had visible cavities you were put on a hold until you had them attended to ....they didnt want to give time off for tooth problems after you got on.
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The Dental exam requirement started with Department buying horses.

Luckily for you guys, they dropped the mandate to obtain only geldings.
 
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