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Offline bobg757

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New Firefighter Medical exam
« on: July 14, 2010, 09:33:17 AM »
I have a question about the medical exam for new FDNY firefighters... I have a son who is very interested in testing for the FDNY. He was a college athlete and suffered a knee injury. Would a prior knee surgery prevent him from getting appointed? Would the surgery cause him to fail the medical exam? Thanks

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New Firefighter Medical exam
« on: July 14, 2010, 09:33:17 AM »

Offline TLwarrior

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Re: New Firefighter Medical exam
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2010, 10:27:49 AM »
i blew out my right knee twice while playing college football as well as a few scope jobs on my left knee. There will be a few exrea stops for him at the medical office. You will need to have x=rays done and be seen by the ortho at metrotech to ensure the injuries are no longer a problem. You will also need to have access to ALL of the records from the surgeries and provide them to the investigators. This was a pain in the ass but i had all of my work done by the same doctor so it was all a matter of getting in touch with his office and having his people send over everything to metrotech. The investigator will tell you everything you need to get and whom to send it to when the time comes. Legally, the injuries cannot prevent your son from getting on the job unless of course it is still a problem. just as long as he completes and passes all of the physical aspects he should be good to go. There was a story in upstate NY where a vereran who was an amputee below the knee took the FF test, passed the physicals and everything at the top of the list, when they tried to deny him the job the courts overruled citing disability discrimination. Short Answer, if your son can do the job he is good to go.

Offline bobg757

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Re: New Firefighter Medical exam
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2010, 08:09:43 PM »
Ok excellent thank you sir......

Offline Old dog

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Re: New Firefighter Medical exam
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2010, 09:59:52 PM »
Does anyone know when the next exam will take place?

Offline TLwarrior

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Re: New Firefighter Medical exam
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2010, 11:40:47 PM »
if you are referring to the medical exams for candidates, they have been going on since the first class was getting ready to go in. these exams expire after a year. so they have been giving and renewing medicals to candidates in the event they throw another class in.

Offline bxtruckie

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Re: New Firefighter Medical exam
« Reply #5 on: July 15, 2010, 04:41:14 PM »
Lots of guys OTJ with ACL reconstructions before being hired.... DON'T TRY TO HIDE IT, that is a sure way to be DQ'd