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Post by gti steve on Jan 20, 2007 9:31:59 GMT -5
today is the first part of the FDNY placement test.
at 4:00pm i'll be taking the written part!
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Post by Tim Wescott on Jan 20, 2007 9:45:48 GMT -5
Good luck Steve! #arockon6ha#
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Post by mrbeefy on Jan 20, 2007 10:34:57 GMT -5
Go for it Steve-o!
Relax................feel the force!
We're all 110% behind you!
Make sure you let us know how you did!!!!!!
mrbeefy
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Post by ntrllftr on Jan 20, 2007 11:10:51 GMT -5
BOL to you bro!
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Post by cuts280 on Jan 20, 2007 11:28:54 GMT -5
All the very best bro. #arockon6ha#
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Post by RUBICON19 on Jan 20, 2007 11:38:35 GMT -5
Best of luck bro..
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Post by Rich on Jan 20, 2007 11:46:03 GMT -5
Good luck!!!
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Post by gti steve on Jan 20, 2007 12:03:07 GMT -5
Thanks everyone. Im starting to get some what nervous. Its not the hardest of tests, but its still a test, non-the-less! Im going to the gym now to prep myself!
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Post by RUBICON19 on Jan 20, 2007 13:11:10 GMT -5
I keep forgetting to check my placement for the FD... I scored in the top bracket on my test...
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Post by sapphire on Jan 20, 2007 13:28:09 GMT -5
GOOD LUCK!!!! ;D
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Post by sicario on Jan 20, 2007 14:59:28 GMT -5
good luck dude, Vin.
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Post by tiffany on Jan 20, 2007 15:26:52 GMT -5
Good luck Steve, let us know how it goes.  |
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Post by GerryT on Jan 20, 2007 15:34:17 GMT -5
Almost show time, so you will probably not see this till later. Know you aced it, and all the best!
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Post by beckie on Jan 20, 2007 17:22:41 GMT -5
I'm sure you'll ace it Steve!! |
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Post by youngblood on Jan 20, 2007 19:22:38 GMT -5
By now, you've already taken the test, so best of luck that you did well Steve-0!!!
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Post by RUBICON19 on Jan 20, 2007 20:41:25 GMT -5
How did it go?  |
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Post by gti steve on Jan 21, 2007 10:47:33 GMT -5
Well first off lemme say, horrible coordination with the city tests.
the test that was supposed to start at 9:00AM didnt start till 11:30am, which pushged everything back by 2.5 hours. people were standing outside like 3-4 blocks worth in the freezing cold, waiting.
so i got there at 3, first one in front of the door, let us in at 4:00. we sat in the gym for like an hour waiting. we go to classrooms, sit down, test doesnt start till 6:15.
so anyway, the test was a sinch. i dont wanna jinx it but i think i did VERY well.
the first part was a 10 min speed round
there are 50 questions and you have to breeze thru them. the first 5 questions were diagrams on how to put things together so based on the pictures. pretty simple.
the next 45 questions were like "spelling" questions
for example
there were 2 columns. the left column had a number and the right column had a number. if column 1 matche column 2, you fill in A for correct, if it didnt, you fill in B for incorrect
example
ADF11294 ADF11249
the answer would be B because they arent the same number. it could be very tricky if u dont realize it but 45 of these questions to answer in 10 min could be hard.
part 2 was a 5 min "memory" test. you have a picture in front of you and you have to memorize as much as you can about the picture. you can not write anything down, its only memory. after 5 min. they take the book away and we all sit there for 5 min not doing anything. you can not write, just sit in silence and try to imagine the picture in your head.
after 5 min, the last part starts, 150 questions. the first coupe were about the picture. detailed questions like "how many windows were in the hotel" or something like this.
the first 110 were kind of odd questions. they give you a bunch of scenarios and you had to rate a buynch of questions based on a scale of "MOST DESIREABLE, DESIREABLE, NEUTRAL, UNDESIREABLE, HIGHLY UNDESIREABLE" its wierd, because its very subjective. for example
"you are a senior fireman, and in the house, the junior firefighters have to clean the equipment. you find out they havent been cleaned yet and you see the junior fireman reading a book."
1) do you yell at the fireman and scold him.
most desireable, desirable, neutral, undesireable, highly undesireable
2) do you help the fireman read
most desireable, desirable, neutral, undesireable, highly undesireable
3) do you clean them yourself in hopes the junior fireman helps
most desireable, desirable, neutral, undesireable, highly undesireable
4) do you ask them to do it in a polite way
most desireable, desirable, neutral, undesireable, highly undesireable
etc . etc. they gave you like 30 diff scenarios and you had to rate each question individually.
then the picture part was very easy. theyd take a picture of a fire scene with all fireman and theyd split the picture into 4 sections, A,B,C,D. and they ask "where is the chiefe with the white helmet"
and all you had to do was find the section with the white helmet, which was section C. its not rocket science lol. i didnt finish the test until 7:45
so we'll see in a month how i did!!! cant wait. finally got the ball rolling!
thanks for all your well wishes!
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Post by sapphire on Jan 21, 2007 12:17:05 GMT -5
Awesome! Can't wait to hear how you aced the test!!! ;D
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Post by Mystic79 on Jan 21, 2007 14:28:07 GMT -5
Best of luck with your testings man, keep pursuing your dreams! ;D
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Post by youngblood on Jan 21, 2007 20:37:59 GMT -5
Sounds like something right up my alley. Best of luck....doesn't sound like you need it though!  |
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